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Portrait of Mary Louisa Carr Armstrong

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1840

GUSN

GUSN-19968

Description

Oval, bust-length oil portrait of Mary Louisa Carr Armstrong in a black blouse with a white lace collar and red bow around her neck. Brown fabric is draped around her arms and back. Her brown hair is pulled back in a bun and she faces forward. Mounted in a 3 in. oval gilt frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
panels (wood)
Picture
Portrait
Oil on Panel
Portrait

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

Mary Louisa Carr Armstrong

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

30 x 26 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.559

Places

Maine (United States)

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