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Half-length portrait of Martha Clap Thwing (1738-1805) in bonnet and lace shawl, seated in a green chair. Wife of Deacon James Thwing, daughter of Reverend Supply Clap and Martha (Fowle) Clap of Burlington.
portraits
paintings (visual works)
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oil paint (paint)
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Portrait
Oil
Coated Canvas
Portrait
Thwing, Martha Clap, 1738-1805
Attributed to Johnston, John, 1753-1818
Formerly attributed to Savage, Edward (Artist)
Attributed to Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Framer)
37 x 32.5 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Annie Haven Thwing
1936.1006
Probably Massachusetts (United States)
Probably
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