Painting
- Title:
- Mary Jones
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1984.099.36
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH (probably)
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Portrait painting, possibly of Mary Jones (1853-1861), unknown artist, c. 1860 . Oil on academy board. Bust-length portrait of a child. Sitter has light brown hair, center part, worn up, and hazel eyes. Wearing a blue dress with dark blue diamond pattern, short white collar, and orange oval brooch on collar. Gray background with red below sitter. Unsigned. Unframed.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-11.2 W-9.45 inches
- Provenance:
- Kimball Collection
Carolyn Louise Jenkins (1930-1981) -- Concord, NH. Bequest a collection of historical clothing, photographs, et al., from the Kimball Jenkins estate.
Mary Jones was the daughter of Priscilla Kimball and Robert Jones (identification based on resemblance to photos of Priscilla Kimball and Mary Jones). - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Carolyn Louise Jenkins
- Subjects:
- Portrait paintings, Portraits
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