Painting

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1973.015.05

Creator:

Unknown

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA (?)

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Portrait of a little girl, by artist unknown, c. 1850. Oil on canvas. Full-length portrait of a young girl siting in a rocking chair, facing left; looking toward viewer. The sitter has blonde hair with a center part and ringlets and brown eyes. She is wearing a white wide-shoulder dress with short sleeves and red sleeve decorations, white panteletts, white stockings, and brown boots. She is sitting on a red rocking chair; bottom half of the rocking chair looks unfinished. Chair to left with black upholstered seat; a red birdcage with gold feet, finials, and center handle sit on chair seat.; two white birds (doves) in cage; one is perched on an open door. Graduated green background and red floor. Unsigned. Stamp on the reverse of canvas: "Union 59 Street / Boston, / Artist's Finding Store." Unframed.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-29.25 W-36.25 inches

Provenance:

From the home of Aris Davenport, Mrs. Leon Knowlton, in Chichester, NH. Mrs. Knowlton's father was Frank Davenport of Boston; the family spent summers in NH. Her husband, Mr. Leon Knowlton, was a native of NH, his mother a Sanborn of Chichester.

Credit Line:

Gift of Madelaine Sanborn

People:

Knowlton, Aris, Davenport

Subjects:

Childhood & youth, Children, Children's clothing & dress, Children's furniture, Bird cages, Birds, Girls, Portrait paintings, Portraits