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THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS OF HOUSTON

Main Street and Montrose Boulevard, Houston 5, Texas. Telephone JU stin 4161. Francis G. Coates, President; Lee Malone, Director

October 27, 1954

Mr. Germain Seligman
Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc.
5 East 57th Street
New York 22, N.Y.

Dear Germain:

I was greatly relieved to find when comparing the photograph of the boxwood Madonna and Child with the sculpture itself that there has been no alternative in its condition.

As I told you, the head and arms of the infant were missing, and as they are also shown to be missing in the photograph, there is no more damage than had been caused by age as you say.

I am sure you are as relieved to hear this as I am to be able to give you this assurance.

Thank you for sending the photograph so promptly.

Very sincerely yours,
Lee

Lee Malone
Director

LM/my