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This half-length portrait depicts Irene Freeman Sanger (b. 1770) wearing a white lace cap over her brunette hair. She wears a black round gown that closes at the center front with a large bow and a white fichu tucked into the gown's neckline. This portrait is one of a pair (1964.253 is of her husband, Zedekiah Sanger).
portraits
paintings (visual works)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
Painting
Sanger, Irene Freeman
Attributed to Brewster, John, Jr., 1766-1854 (Artist)
USA
34 1/4 x 30 x 2 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. John H. Taylor
1964.254
Possibly Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly
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