Memorial to Peter Philip Walter

Samuel Folwell American

1800–1805

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Title: Memorial to Peter Philip Walter
Artist: Samuel Folwell (American, 1764–1813 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date: 1800–1805
Culture: American
Medium: Watercolor on ivory rose gold locket with hair reserve verso
Dimensions: 2 1/16 x 1 3/4 in. (5.3 x 4.4 cm)
Credit Line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1989
Object Number: 1989.228a, b
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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