Painting
- Title:
- Abigail Eastman Webster
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1947.004.02
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Portrait of Abigail Eastman Webster (1739-1816), unknown artist, c. 1880. Oil on canvas on aluminum. Half-length portrait of a woman, facing slightly left. Sitter has blue eyes. She is wearing a white cap with black ribbon tied under chin, white shirt, and black coat with shawl collar. Sitter's right hand on the Bible; her finger is marking a page. Brown background. Unsigned. Frame paper printed label on the reverse: "1264 / B[EER]s BROTHERS / PICTURE FRAMES / BROADWAY NY". Wood frame with interior and exterior gilding, mahogany cove.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas
Aluminum - Dimensions:
- H-30 W-25.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Mr. Forbes was distantly related to the Websters. Robert W. Upton, trustee, obtained the portraits for the Society through Bessie J. Havord.
Abigail Eastman Webster was the mother of Daniel Webster. Born July 10, 1737 in Salisbury, MA. Married Ebenezer Webster, Oct. 13, 1774, his second wife. Died April 14, 1816, age 78. Three step children, five of her own: Mehitable, Abigail, Ezekiel, Daniel and Sarah. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Portrait paintings, Portraits
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