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Portrait of Sarah Ogden Codman and Mary Ogden Newbold

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1885

GUSN

GUSN-72203

Description

Photograph of an oil painting of the Ogden sisters, Sarah Ogden Codman (1800-1844) and Mary Ogden Newbold (1805-1853). Sarah Ogden in standing next to a large window wearing a pink dress with white trim and blue stole with ermine trim. A monocle on a gold chain hangs around her neck. Mary Ogden is seated at a marble topped Empire table wearing a white dress and white gloves. The Ogden family house in Ogdensburg, New York can be seen in the distance through the window. Framed with old green, bubbled glass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographic prints
prints (visual works)
gelatin silver prints
Print, Photographic

Inscription

"WILLIAM & EVERET/FINE-ART ROOMSS/PAINTINGS,WATER-COLORS,/ETCHINGS, ENGRAVINGS/PHOTOGRAPHS, FRAMES,/MIRRORS,/190 BOYLSTON ST/(FORMERLY 79)/30 PARK SQ./BOSTON, MASS." (Paper label)
"Sarah Ogden/afterwards/Mrs. Charles Russell Codman/Mary Edwards Ogden/afterwards/Mrs. Herman LeRoy Newbold" (Ink script)

Associated Person

Codman, Sarah (Ogden), 1799-1844
Newbold, Mary Ogden, 1805-1853

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Attributed to Codman, Thomas Newbold, 1868-1963 (Photographer)
Williams & Everett (Framer)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.988

Date

1885 (Original painting painted between 1815-1830)

Places

Ogdensburg (Saint Lawrence county, New York state)
Massachusetts (United States)
New York state (United States)

Related Items

Title Photographic Print Accession Number 1969.895
Title Ogden Sisters Accession Number 52.1980

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