Painting

Title:

Mahalia Tilton Atkinson

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1960.055.02

Creator:

Belknap, Zedekiah (1781-1858)Artist

Date:

circa 1818

Description:

Portrait of Mahalia Tilton Atkinson (1800-1820), attributed to Zedekiah Belknap (1781-1858), c. 1818. Oil on canvas on aluminum. Half-length portrait of seated woman facing right; eyes turned toward front. Brown hair with pendent curls at temples and a high chignon, decorative combs, one jeweled; blue eyes. Wearing a high-waisted gray or brown dress with long sleeves, white ruffled collar, and blue shawl. Seated in a chair with red-upholstered back and painted stile and crest rail left; painted yellow with dark brown decoration of interlaced vines. Dark gray and green background with dark brown area lower right. Unsigned. Three typed labels on backing, applied by conservator in 1972, describing treatment and care. Gilded gesso over molded wood frame, rope molding.

Material:

Textile
Canvas
Aluminum

Dimensions:

H-30.1 W-24.1 inches

Provenance:

The donor, Charlotte Atkinson Goodale Kimball (1875-1960), was the granddaughter of the sitter's husband, Daniel Clark Atkinson (1784-1842). The donor's mother, Josephine Bonaparte Atkinson (1835-1911), was the daughter of Daniel Atkinson and the sister's sister, Mehitable Tilton (1807-1844). Josephine B. Atkinson married John Harrison Goodale (1817-1890) in 1871. Charlotte married Henry Ames Kimball (1864-1919) of Nashua in 1904. Henry Ames Kimball was the son of NHHS trustee and officer, Benjamin Ames Kimball (1833-1920).

Credit Line:

Bequest of Charlotte Atkinson Goodale Kimball

People:

Atkinson, Mahala Tilton (1800-1820), Atkinson, Daniel Clark (1784-1842), Belknap, Zedekiah (1781-1858), Kimball, Charlotte Atkinson Goodale (1875-1960)

Subjects:

Tilton, Mahalia, Portraits, Portrait paintings