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Portrait of Mrs. Stephen W. Phillips (Anna Pingree Wheatland) as a Young Girl

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1878

GUSN

GUSN-180054

Description

Framed oil painting of a young girl holding flowers. She is wearing a black long sleeved dress with white lace collar and cuffs and her hair is curled. She is holding a basket of mixed flowers and leaves. The background is dark and lightens around the subject's head.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oil paintings (visual works)
pins (jewelry)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
wood (plant material)
Painting

Inscription

"Agents for the Arundel Society / Fine Arts and Mirrors. 145 Tremont Street. Boston. / Size 27 x 54 Sold by Frost & Adams. nos 33+35 Cornhill Boston"
"19085 Gold Soon as Pos" (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P402
FA060

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

43 7/16 x 37 5/16 x 3 7/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.825

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