Conversation Piece — Lilly Martin Spencer. Conversation Piece, ca. 1851–52. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Conversation Piece

by Lilly Martin Spencer

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Artist: Lilly Martin Spencer (1822–1902)
Date: ca. 1851–52
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 28 5/16 x 22 5/8 in. (71.9 x 57.5 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Maria DeWitt Jesup and Morris K. Jesup Funds, 1998
Accession no.: 1998.413

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