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Oil portrait of Mary McKinstry Willis. She is seated with her left arm resting on a green chair. She wears a cream lace bonnet and a black dress with a red shawl; she has brown hair and light brown eyes. Gilt frame.
oil paintings (visual works)
portraits
oil paint (paint)
canvas
gesso
wood (plant material)
Painting
"J.G. Cole 1833"
"Paintings by American Artists / William MacBeth / Incorporated / 15 East 57th Street New York / Mary McKinstry Willis / by / J. Cole" (Printed label on reverse.)
Willis, Mary McKinstry, 1770-1847
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P193
FA115
Cole, Joseph Greenleaf, 1803-1858 (Painter)
William MacBeth Incorporated (Dealer)
44 2/16 x 38 4/16 x 3 3/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.616
Title Portrait of Mary McKinstry Willis (1770-1847) Accession Number 2006.44.612
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