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Portrait of Lois (Bancroft) Colby

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-36949

Description

Portrait of Lois (Bncroft) Colby of Merrimac, MA, with dark hair and ringlets, wearing long gold necklace. Wife of William Colby.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Oil
Coated Canvas
Portrait

Associated Person

Colby, Lois Bancroft

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35.5 x 30.5 x 2.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Anonymous Gift

Accession Number

1934.1441

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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