# Morning

- By: Erastus Dow Palmer (American, 1817–1904)
- Date: c. 1850
- Medium: marble
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: Framed: 72.5 x 5 cm (28 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.); Diameter: 53.3 cm (21 in.)
- Culture: United States
- Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.10.2)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.10.2/1977.10.2_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Early in his career, Erastus Palmer made cameo portraits—gems or shells carved in low relief. The delicate carving of his marble representations of Morning and Evening can probably be attributed to his early experience with cameos.