Painting

Title:

Ezekiel Webster

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1933.002.03

Creator:

Goodridge, Sarah (1788-1853)Artist

Date:

circa 1820

Description:

Miniature Portrait of Ezekiel Webster (1780-1829), by Sarah Goodridge (1788-1853), c. 1820. Watercolor on ivory on paper. Bust-length portrait of man, facing left. Sitter has black receding hair that is gray at sides and top, black eyebrows, and brown eyes. He is wearing a black coat, white waistcoat, white shirt with high collar and white cravat tied in bow. Unsigned. Paper label with typed inscription case reverse: " Ezekiel Webster / by / Sarah Goodridge". Brown leather case with pink velvet interior edges, lined with paper, brass mat, glazed.

Material:

Skeletal
Ivory
Paper
Leather

Dimensions:

H-3.8 W-2.8 inches

Provenance:

Lucy Frances Appleton Fehse (1850-1932), who bequeathed the miniature and other objects to Gracia Randall, was the daughter of Edward and Frances Ann (Atkinson) Appleton, and the grand-daughter of Thomas and Beulah (Goodridge) Appleton. Beulah (Goodridge) Appleton was the sister of Sarah Goodridge. This may have been one of the several historical items that the donor inherited from Lucy Frances Appleton Fehse (1850-1932); the inventory included, "dishes, table, books, cake basket, pictures, plate ware, miniatures, linen, prints, and unframed pictures."

Credit Line:

Gift of the Heirs of Gracia Randall

People:

Webster, Ezekiel (1780-1829), Goodridge, Sarah (1788-1853), Webster, Daniel (1782-1852), Fehse, Lucy Frances Appleton (1850-1932), Randall, Gracia (1896-1970)

Subjects:

Miniatures (Paintings), Portrait miniatures, Portraits, Lawyers