Painting

Title:

Mehitable Tilton Atkinson

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1960.055.03

Creator:

Ingalls, Walter (1805-1874)Artist

Date:

circa 1835

Description:

Portrait of Mehitable Tilton Atkinson (1807-1844), attributed to Walter Ingalls (1805-1874), c. 1835. Oil on canvas. Half-length view of woman facing slightly left with eyes turned toward center front. Sitter has black-brown hair, brown eyes, and birthmark on face. Wearing a black dress with low, straight neckline; draped bodice having horizontal folds a la Sevigne; full sleeves of "gigot" type inserted low on shoulders; and full skirt, partially visible. A sheer white chemisette with decorative trim covering shoulders. Also wearing an ornate sheer white cap with yellow bow tied under chin; a gold watch chain about neck and an oval brooch with a red stone, set in gold, at center of neckline. Brown background. Unsigned. Gilded gesso over molded wood frame, overpainted with bronze paint.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

H-30.5 W-24.25 inches

Provenance:

The donor, Charlotte Atkinson Goodale Kimball (1875-1960), was the granddaughter of the sitter, Mehitable Atkinson (1807-1844). The donor's mother, Josephine Bonaparte (1835-1911), was the daughter of Daniel C. (1784-1842) and Mehitable Atkinson. 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 officer and trustee Benjamin Ames Kimball (1833-1920).

Credit Line:

Bequest of Charlotte Atkinson Goodale Kimball

People:

Atkinson, Mehitable Tilton (1807-1844), Atkinson, Daniel Clark (1784-1842), Ingalls, Walter (1805-1874), Kimball, Charlotte Atkinson Goodale (1875-1960)

Subjects:

Atkinson, Mehitable, Portraits, Portrait paintings