Mary Palmer Hunt Tyler

Mary Tyler

Name/Title

Mary Palmer Hunt Tyler

Entry/Object ID

1932.5.7

Description

Bas relief plaster bust showing an elderly woman. Her hair is parted in the center, and she is wearing a bonnet that falls in layers on either side of her facing. She is wearing a high-necked blouse with a bow in the center of her neck and a small medallion beneath the bow. The background of the piece is an oval. The back of the sculpture is rough, with a concave portion behind the relief.

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Subject Person

Tyler, Mary Palmer Hunt (1775-1866)

Acquisition

Accession

1932.5

Source or Donor

Brown, Helen Tyler

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1858

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Bas-Relief

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Depth

5-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tyler, Royall (1757-1826)

Related Places

Place

Town

Brattleboro

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America