Painting
- Title:
- Cotton, Leonard
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.081
- Creator:
- Russell, Moses B. (1809-1884)
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Miniature portrait of Martha Clarkson (Mrs. Leonard) Cotton (1805-1847) of Portsmouth, NH, attributed to Moses B. Russell (1809-1884), c. 1840. Watercolor on ivory. Vertical rectangle. Unsigned. Subject has dark hair, parted in middle, with long curls framing face; off-shoulder black dress with peplum sleeves; white lace and centered rose accent neckline. In hinged leather-bound case. With handwritten note, "from Ann Withington".
- Material:
- Skeletal
Ivory - Dimensions:
- H-3 W-2.25 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Martha Clarkson (1805-1847) married Leonard Cotton in 1821. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
- People:
- Cotton, Martha Clarkson, Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004), Withington, Ann, Russell, Moses B.
- Subjects:
- Portrait, Miniatures (Paintings), Miniatures, Portraits, Portrait miniatures
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