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Half length, young woman in brown dress, white lace collar and sleeves.
portraits
paintings (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
Watercolor
Unidentified Paper
PICTURE, PORTRAIT
Pen script on reverse, center bottom: ""Ruth Alley/ Wife of Dr. John/ Lummus"" and ""Wife of Dr. John Lummus/ our great grandmother/ Born Dec. 8, 1792/ Married Dec. 1, 1811/ Died April 5, 1813/ E. Ahlborn"" Other inscriptions covered by stickers. At lower right of picture is ""Nixon"".
Ruth Alley Lummus
Nixon (Artist)
8.625 x 7.75 x 1.375 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Alice and Emil Ahlborn
1961.148
Massachusetts (United States)
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