Painting
- Title:
- Nancy C. Tilton
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2015.007.03
- Date:
- circa 1833
- Description:
- Miniature portrait of Nancy C. Tilton (1814-1891) of Meredith, NH, unidentified artist, c. 1833. Watercolor on paper. Right facing bust-length portrait of woman with brown hair and black dress. Mounted in oval brass frame with glass crystal. "N. Tilton / AE: 19 yrs." engraved on back of frame. Oval opening in back of frame.
- Material:
- Paper
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-3.1 W-2.1 D-0.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by donor from estate of an unidentified descendant in mid 1980s. Nancy C. Tilton (1814-1891) was the daughter of John and Caroline (Wadleigh) Tilton. She married John S. Jaques (1812-1896) of Meredith, NH, and Lowell, MA, in 1835; he was a shuttle manufacturer.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Caroline L. French
- People:
- Tilton, Nancy C. (1814-1891)
- Subjects:
- Miniatures (Paintings)
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