Painting

Title:

Charles-Mary Wentworth

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1982.060

Creator:

Malbone, Edward Greene (1777-1807)

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1800

Description:

Miniature portrait of Charles-Mary Wentworth (1775-1844), attributed to Edward Greene Malbone (1777-1807) c. 1800. Watercolor on ivory. Bust-length portrait of a young man, facing right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has white hair, and blue eyes. He is wearing a white stock and collar, and dark blue coat. Brown stippled background. Vertical oval gilded copper pendant frame with loop on top, beaded bezel, and glass; reverse bezel framing plaited hair.

Material:

Skeletal
Ivory
Gold
Copper
Glass

Dimensions:

H-2.8 W-2.4 inches

Provenance:

This miniature of Charles-Mary Wentworth (1775-1844) was among three portraits sent to Joshua Winslow Peirce (1791-1874) by Wentworth in 1843. Joshua W. Peirce was the son of John Peirce (1746-1814), who managed the affairs of the Wentworths in New Hampshire after the family was forced to abandon their property at the time of the Revolution. The portrait miniature descended to Priscilla Peirce Decker (1918-2014), who sold it to the Society through Ronald Bourgeault.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Wentworth, Charles-Mary (1775-1844), Malbone, Edward Greene (1777-1807), Peirce, John (1746-1814), Peirce, Joshua W. (1791-1874)

Subjects:

Wentworth, Charles-Mary, Loyalists, Miniatures (Paintings), Portrait miniatures, Portraits