Drawing

Title:

Lucretia Walker Morse

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1979.033.001

Creator:

Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791-1872)Artist

Place of Origin:

Charleston, SC

Date:

1818

Description:

Portrait of Lucretia Pickering Walker Morse (1799-1825), by Samuel F. B. Morse, 1818. Pastel crayon on paper. Three-quarter length view of woman, facing slightly left; head turned right. She is wearing a belted empire dress with bows on the shoulder and sleeves. She is sitting in chair; sitter's left arm is resting on a table, holding pendant fan on her lap. Paper label with pencil inscription on the reverse: "This crayon sketch of his first wife was made by / Prof. S.F.B. Morse soon after his marriage about / 1818. & Done after tea while sitting together in / Charleston, S.C. - An impromptu sketch made more for the inscription for posture than for the fidelity of likeness - Given to J. B. Walker. / Account of it by Mrs. S.W. Lind / Sept. 20, 1882. / J.B.W." Modern gilded molded wood frame, glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12 W-9.4 inches

Provenance:

This portrait (1979.033.001) was given by the subject's daughter, Susan Walker (Morse) Lind (1819-1885), to the subject's cousin, Joseph Burbeen Walker (1822-1913) of Concord in 1882. Purchased by NHHS at estate auction of Joseph B. Walker's grandson, Sheafe Walker. Lot 165.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, In Memory of Walter C. and Louise Kimball Jenkins.

People:

Morse, Lucretia Walker (1799-1825), Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791-1872)

Subjects:

Morse, Lucretia Walker