1800-1810
GUSN-26184
Waist-length, full-size pastel portrait of a middle-aged woman facing left. Empire style white gown and bonnet. Grey background. Ornate gilt and gesso carved frame (wood).
portraits
pastels (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
oil pastels
Picture
Portrait
Pastel
Unidentified Paper
Portrait
Pencil inscription on reverse of frame: ""MARIA JARVIS GARDNER""
Gilman Garrison House (Exeter, N.H.),
Maria Jarvis
Unknown
31.375 x 26 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of William Perry Dudley
1966.1432
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