Painting
- Title:
- Mary Fogg Moulton Mathes
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2001.011.01
- Creator:
- Smith, Royall Brewster (1801-1855)
- Place of Origin:
- Milton, NH
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Portrait of Mary Fogg Moulton Mathes (1817-1907), attributed to Royall Brewster Smith (1801-1855), c. 1840. Oil on wood panel. Half-length portrait of a woman facing forward, eyes toward viewer. Sitter has black hair pulled up with center part, and black eyebrows. She is wearing a wide-neck black dress with gigot sleeves, gold clip in hair, and circular black and gold brooch on bodice. Sitters left hand rests on red upholstery and a white cuff visible. Dark red and brown background. Inscription on the reverse in wax crayon: "Portrait of / Mary Moulton Mathes / Sister of Seth S. Moulton / grandfather of H W Gardner". Unframed.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-26 W-21.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Bequest of descendant, Barbara M. Sanford.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Barbara M. Sanford
- Subjects:
- Mathes, Mary Fogg Moulton, Portrait paintings, Portraits
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