Painting

Title:

Abigail Baker Tilton

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1904.007.01

Creator:

Ingalls, Walter (1805-1874)Artist

Place of Origin:

Tilton, NH

Date:

circa 1837

Description:

Portrait of Abigail Baker Tilton (1816-1886), attributed to Walter Ingalls (1805-1874), c. 1837. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a woman, turned slightly to right. Sitter has curled black hair parted in the middle, brown comb on left, and white flowers on right. She is wearing a yellow dress with wide lace neckline and full sleeves, black and gold rectangular brooch on bodice, thin white lace scarf with flowers around shoulders, secured with a vertical black brooch on skirt. Unsigned. Nameplate on frame: "Mrs. Alexander H. Tilton / Walter Ingalls". Gilded gesso over wood frame, corner cartouches with foliate scrolls, center shell with c-scrolls.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-26 W-22.1 inches

Provenance:

Abigail Baker Tilton was the sister of Mary Baker Eddy. Born in Bow, NH, Jan. 15, 1816. Moved to Sanbornton, now Tilton; taught school there. Married Alexander H. Tilton July 27, 1837. Had three children: Albert Baker, Alfred Edwin, and Abbie Evelyn. After the death of her husband in 1878, she continued his business, Tilton Mills, with Selwin B. Peabody. She died August 22, 1886.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Ellen B. Philbrook

People:

Tilton, Abigail B. (1816-1886), Eddy, Mary Baker (1821-1910)

Subjects:

Teachers