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Portrait of a Woman

Americanca. 1840

The Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States

From the sitters costume and hair style this portrait of an unknown woman can be dated to ca. 1840. She appears to be in evening dress, with a pearl necklace and matching earrings (only one of which is visible beneath her hair), and elaborate hair ornamentation. Her black shawl has a decorative trim and she is seated on a couch.

Details

  • Title: Portrait of a Woman
  • Creator: American
  • Date Created: ca. 1840
  • Subject Keywords: woman
  • External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
  • Roles: Artist: American
  • Provenance: Thomas Footer, Cumberland, MD, before 1921; inherited by Ellen G. Keene, Baltimore, 1921; inherited Mrs. Mary K. Greenblatt, Baltimore and her brother, Cy Keene, Jr., Owings Mills, Maryland, 1994; given to Walters Art Museum, 1995.
  • Object Type: miniatures (paintings); portraits
  • Medium: watercolor on ivory (?)
  • Inscriptions: [Sticker] on reverse: 117
  • Dimensions: H: 3 3/8 x W: 2 5/8 in. (8.5 x 6.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Cyril W. Keene
  • Classification: Miniatures
  • Accession Number: 38.636

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