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Portrait of Julia Bowles Alexander

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1888

GUSN

GUSN-25701

Description

Bust-length portrait of a woman with short hair, high collar, lapel pin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
charcoal (plant material)
paper (fiber product)
Picture
Portrait
Charcoal
Unidentified Paper
Portrait

Inscription

Charcoal script in lower right: ""D Kimberly/ 1888"" Printed in pencil on reverse, center top is ""Julia Bowles Alexander/ Wife of/ Henry Moses Phillips/ Born Jan. 6--1852/ Died Apr. 21--1924""

People and Organizations

Julia Bowles Alexander

Maker

Kimberly, Denison, 1814-1863 (Artist)

Dimensions

26.5 x 22.5 x 1.375 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1950.594

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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