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Portrait of Miss Adams

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1881

GUSN

GUSN-5103

Description

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a child, torso turned right, head facing out, white garment, short curly light brown hair, dark background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
children (people by age group)
Picture
Portrait
Oil
Coated Canvas
Child
Portrait

Inscription

Printed blue label on back of frame, ""ART/DAVID BENDANN/MIRRORS/FRAMING/ENGRAVINGS/181 Baltimore Street/CARROLLTON HOTEL BLOCK/WEDDING PRESENTS A SPECIALTY"" sales room depicted at center of label; ""Miss Adams"" printed in pencil on top stretcher; illegible pencil script on frame.

Associated Person

Adams, Miss

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Bendann, David (Maker)
Adams, E. (Maker)

Dimensions

8.5 x 8.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.506

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