Painting

Title:

Mary Alger Moore

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1961.059.02

Creator:

Slafter, Alonzo (1801-1864)Artist

Date:

1843

Description:

Portrait of Mary A. Moore (1795-1889), by Alonzo Slafter (1801-1864), 1843. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a woman, facing slightly right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has brown hair parted in middle, and blue eyes. She is wearing a white lace cap with ribbons hanging at sides, white flowers with green leaves on cap sides, gray dress, white lace collar and cuffs, red ribbon pinned at neck with red square brooch. She is seated in red-upholstered chair with gilded stile and crest rail. Her hands are crossed and resting on lap. Dark and light brown background with pink highlight. Unsigned. Paper label with typed inscription on frame reverse: "Mary Alger Moore". Gilded gesso over wood frame, large leaves with circle corner decorations, floral vines center.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-33 W-27.9 inches

Provenance:

John and Mary Alger Moore were uncle and aunt of the donor, Grace Moore Bond Marvin.

Mary A. Moore was daughter of Silas and Elizabeth Alger of Strafford, VT. Married John Moore of Strafford, Feb. 12, 1818. Died Nov. 28, 1889. They had two children, John Harvey, who became a Universalist minister, and Jedediah Harris who died at age 10.

Credit Line:

Gift of Grace Moore Bond Marvin

People:

Slafter, Alonzo (1801-1864), Moore, Mary A. (1795-1889), Marvin, Grace B. (1893-1977)

Subjects:

Portrait paintings, Portraits, Universalist churches