American Art Knitting Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America1882-83 (cast 1886) Thomas Eakins, American, 1844 - 1916 Sand-cast bronze * Gallery 118, American Art, first floor (Provident National Bank Gallery) 1992-4-1 Gift of Charlene Sussel in memory of her husband, Eugene Sussel, 1992 |
LabelIn 1882, Eakins was asked to create two decorative panels for a fireplace mantle in the home of Philadelphia businessman James P. Scott. Eakins based Spinning and Knitting on two earlier watercolors, Homespun and Seventy Years Ago, and in 1883 sent the plaster models to Scott, intending to have the works ultimately carved in stone. However, disputes over cost eventually led Scott to decline the panels. Eakins had the works cast in bronze in 1886.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
