Title: La Petite Pensée
Object type: Bust
Date: ca. 1867–68; carved 1869
Culture: American
Artist:  Thomas Ball 
Artist bio: American, Charlestown, Massachusetts 1819–1911 Montclair, New Jersey
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: 19 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (50.2 x 31.8 x 18.7 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Crawford, 1978
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Girls, term: Portraits, term: Flowers, term: Leaves