Drawing
- Title:
- Untitled
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1945.016.28
- Creator:
- Mitchell, Margaret (1784-1867)
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Still life drawing, untitled, by Margaret Mitchell (1784-1867), c. 1800. Pencil drawing of two birds in basket. Bird on left is shown in profile. Bird on right is facing forward. Unsigned. Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-9.75 W-10.7 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
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