

The bronze sculpture depicts a woman standing on a square base, wearing a long dress with a draped top and a short ruffled hem. Her feet are bare. She has a spindle in her right hand with a spindle whorl on the end, and a spindle with thread and a spindle whorl in her left hand. The spindle in her right hand points to the left and slightly upward. The woman's hair is pulled back. The sculpture is titled "Filatrice" and is by artist Henry Kirke Brown.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1850
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 500 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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