Maria Oakey Dewing letter to Mr. Perry, not after 1881

Physical Details: Letter : 1 folded sheet : handwritten ; 21 x 26 cm., folded to 21 x 13 cm.

Sender: M. O. (Maria Oakey) Dewing (1855-1927)

Description: Date range based on the fact that Dewing signs with her maiden name (she and Thomas Dewing were married in 1881).
Dewing writes to a Mr. Perry (possibly Oliver Hazard Perry) to discuss her designs for decorative andirons which he has commissioned. She includes sketches of potential designs numbered 1 through 4: a mother and child, a "fire worshipper [sic]", a Japanese woman with a fan; and a cupid holding bellows.

Forms part of: Thomas Wilmer Dewing and Dewing family papers, 1839-1945

Rights Statement: U.S. public domain

Citation: Maria Oakey Dewing letter to Mr. Perry, not after 1881. Thomas Wilmer Dewing and Dewing family papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 14048

Subjects:

• Decorative arts

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