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Oil painting portrait of George William Phillips. The subject is wearing a suit and white bustier. He has light brown eyes and light brown hair. The background is painted gray. The wood frame is painted gold with floral plaster decorations. There is an outer decorative trim and the second edge of the frame is raised and concave with ornate floral decorations in the corners.
oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
wood (plant material)
plaster
Painting
"George William Phillips" (Inscription on top stretcher.)
"Born Nov. 27, 1827" (Inscription on bottom stretcher.)
"painted in May 1847 by C. Osgood" (Inscription on back of canvas.)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P187
FA109
Osgood, Charles, 1809-1890 (Painter)
33 14/16 x 29 12/16 x 2 9/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.610
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