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Portrait of a Woman

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1810

GUSN

GUSN-62630

Description

Portrait of a seated woman wearing a black figured dress, shawl, white lace collar, and gauze cap.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
canvas
oil paint (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Portrait

Inscription

On back of frame: ""#3787F"" ""FROM/ M.J. WHIPPLE'S/ Artist's Supply Store/______' BOSTON"" On stretcher frame: ""Men A Ordway (?)/ 25 x 30/ Mrs. Barrett/ Mrs. Charles Barrett/ grandmother/ of/ ER Barrett/""

Associated Person

Barrett, Martha Minot, 1771-1842
Barrett, E. R.

Associated Building

Used at Barrett House (New Ipswich, N.H.),

Maker

M. J. Whipple's Artists Supply (Framer)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

37 1/4 x 32 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Caroline Barr Wade

Accession Number

1948.721

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Probably

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