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Miniature of a Baby with Rattle and Dog, 1842 Mrs. Moses B. Russell (Clarissa Peters) (American, 1809–1854) Watercolor and gouache on ivory; 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm) Inscribed (on backing paper): painted by MB Russell / 1842 Purchase, The Overbrook Foundation, Robert and Bobbie Falk Philanthropic Fund, and Lois and Arthur Stainman Philanthropic Fund Gifts, 1999 (1999.6)

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