Painting
- Title:
- Untitled
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1979.055.09
- Creator:
- Baxter, George (1804-1867)
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Portrait of an unknown woman, by George Baxter (1804-1867), c. 1860. Oil ink on paper. Vertical rectangle with rounded top corners, adhered to paperboard mount; gold border. Young woman wearing white dress with plunging neckline, peach-colored sash, flowered brochette, and white gloves; one hand up in a gesture while other is at her side; hair pinned back and in a knot at base of neck. She is standing next to high grass on both sides, with a pale blue background. Printed at lower left corner of portrait, "BAXTER'S / PATENT / OIL PAINTING. / 11. NORTHAMPTON SQUARE". Gilded wood frame, glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5.9 W-3.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Possible portrait of donor's grandmother, Mary Jane Kent Thomas (1806-1897), of Concord, NH and New Bedford, MA.
Note in accession folder, believed to be from donor or family member: "Mary Jane Kent - daughter of Col. Wm. Austin Kent wife of Rev. Moses G. Thomas. Concord - N.H. This picture was taken in the ball-gown which she wore at Bowdoin College when she danced with Henry W. Longfellow at his graduation. Two of Col. Kent's daughters married Professors at Bowdoin." - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Louise Thomas Blanding
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