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1845-1855
GUSN-6665
Oval portrait of Catherin Eliot Norton in a white bonnet, three-quarter view to right. Oval gilt frame.
portraits
paintings (visual works)
chalk
charcoal (plant material)
printing (process)
busts (figures)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Picture
Portrait
Charcoal
Chalk
Transfer Printed
Woman
Bust
Portrait
Penciled script on reverse: ""December 24th /1877"".
Norton, Catherine Eliot
Cheney, Seth Wells, 1810-1856, Cheney (Maker)
27.25 x 23 x 1.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Susan Norton
1990.99
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