Lydia and Her Mother at Tea

1882

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Soft-ground etching and aquatint; fifth state of five
Dimensions: plate: 7 x 10 7/8 in. (17.8 x 27.6 cm) sheet: 8 x 12 1/16 in. (20.3 x 30.6 cm)
Collection no.: 32.109.1
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Lydia and Her Mother at Tea — Mary Cassatt. 1882.

Medium: Soft-ground etching and aquatint; fifth state of five. Dimensions: plate: 7 x 10 7/8 in. (17.8 x 27.6 cm) sheet: 8 x 12 1/16 in. (20.3 x 30.6 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Gustavus S. Wallace, 1932.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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