Waist-length frontal view portrait of Mehitable Perkins Lord seated on end of red upholstered Empire sofa; middle-aged woman with reddish-brown hair, hazel eyes; wears white ruffled bonnet with black ribbon and bow; white lawn square collar; black dress has puffed sleeves and empire waist; oval black brooch at center of chest, in V of collar; oval black ring on first finger of her left hand; left arms rests on sofa arm; black shawl draped at right side; molded frame has leaf motif at corners; gilded.
portraits
paintings (visual works)
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oil paint (paint)
Empire (style)
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Oil
Coated Canvas
Empire
Portrait
Lord, Mehitable Perkins, 1766-1831
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Attributed to Cole, Joseph Greenleaf, 1803-1858
41 x 33.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.602
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