Drawing

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1945.016.27

Creator:

Mitchell, Margaret (1784-1867)

Date:

circa 1800

Description:

Portrait painting, untitled, by Margaret Mitchell (1784-1867), c. 1800. Watercolor with pencil and ink on paper. Three-quarter length portrait of an angel. The angel's left arm is crossed to touch right arm; right palm facing outward. Flowing, draping fabric and wings. Angel has a round face and long hair. Background clouds are lightly sketched in pencil.Hand-drawn ink border. Inscribed in ink, lower right corner: "M Mitchell". Faint writing in lower right corner that is illegible. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.6 W-9.65 inches

Provenance:

One of a series of flower pictures believed to have been made by Margaret Mitchell, who was born in Peterborough, NH, apparently attended Susanna Rowson's Academy near Boston, and is said to have taught school in New Ipswich, NH, before her marriage.

The collection of needlework, drawings, and related objects owned by Margaret Mitchell was left to Jeannie M. Bradford (1844-1895) of Francestown, NH, by her mother, Jane Bradford (1819-1889), the daughter of Margaret Mitchell. Jeannie Bradford bequeathed the collection to her friend, Mary F. Gilchrist (1842-1903). Mary Gilchrist bequeathed the collection to her nephew, Harry W. Gilchrist (1868-1937) of Meredith, NH. Mattie Estella Bean Gilchrist (1865-1954), the wife of the Harry W. Gilchrist donated the collection to the New Hampshire Historical Society on July 13, 1945.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mattie Estella Bean Gilchrist, in Memory of Harry Wilbur Gilchrist

People:

Mitchell, Margaret (1784-1867), Bradford, Jane (1819-1889), Bradford, Jeannie M. (1844-1895), Gilchrist, Mary F. (1842-1903), Gilchrist, Harry W. (1868-1937), Gilchrist, Mattie Estella Bean (1865-1954)

Subjects:

Angels