Painting

Title:

Sarah Hall Chase

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1976.063 b

Creator:

Steward, Joseph (1753-1822) -- Artist

Place of Origin:

Cornish, NH

Date:

circa 1793

Description:

Portrait of Sarah Hall Chase (1742-1806), attributed to Joseph Steward (1753-1822), c. 1793. Oil on canvas. Bust-length portrait of a woman facing right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has long brown curly hair that hangs down her back; blue eyes. She is wearing a mob-cap with blue ribbon, white fichu around shoulders, pink bodice, and gold beaded necklace. Gray and green background. Paper label with typed inscription top left frame reverse: " THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / EXHIBITION - JOSEPH STEWARD / November. 1981 - January 1982 / #9 - CHASE, MRS. JONATHAN (SARAH HALL) / (1742-1806) / Owner New Hampshire Historical Society". Unsigned. Modern black molded frame with interior gilding.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-27.75 W-24 D-1 inches

Provenance:

Purchased from Nathan Liverant & Son, Colchester, CT. According to Arthur Liverant, Nathan Liverant & Son purchased the portraits from Louis and Joan Horn of Longmeadow, MA, in 1976.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with contributions from William L. Warren, Alice L. C. Dodge, Nina Fletcher Little, James B. Fitch, and the Cornish Historical Society

People:

Chase, Sarah Hall (1742-1806), Steward, Joseph (1753-1822)

Subjects:

Chase, Sarah Hall, Portraits, Portrait paintings, Clothing & dress