Painting
- Title:
- Sarah Walker Livermore
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1991.018
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Place of Origin:
- New London, NH (?) / Concord, NH / Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Portrait, miniature, of Sarah Walker Livermore (1764-1843), unknown artist, c. 1810. Watercolor on paper. Oval bust-length portrait of a woman in profile to left. Sitter has brown eyes; wearing a white cap, empire-style brown dress, white chemisette with ruffled collar, and oval brooch. Gray background. Ink inscriptions on both sides of backing board: "Mrs. Sarah Walker Livermore / Born 1764 / Died 1843"; one side pencil inscription possibly: "Stuvant". Stamped gilded brass exterior bent onto a crude-cut oval wood frame, glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-3.9 W-3.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Harry A. Sleeper acquired the miniature at a flea market in Florida. It had previously been sold at an auction in New London, NH. It is believed that the relatives of the Walker / Woodman family lived in the New London area.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Livermore, Sarah (1764-1843)
- Subjects:
- Miniatures (Paintings), Portrait miniatures
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