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Portrait of seated woman with hands folded in lap; body turned three-quarters with head facing front; dark curly hair, parted in middle; wears off-the-shoulder dress, gold with lace cape-like collar; red shawl; entwined behind waist held by forearms; background brown tones. Molded gilt frame has scrolled gesso lip with elaborately scrolled corners.
portraits
paintings (visual works)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
lace (needlework)
Picture
Portrait
Oil
Coated Canvas
Lace
Portrait
Homer, Elizabeth J. Rundlet, 1813-1839
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
England
35.5 x 27.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.592
Possibly
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