Painting
- Title:
- Eliza Adams Upham
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2009.003.02
- Creator:
- Cole, Joseph Greenleaf (1806-1860)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1829
- Description:
- Portrait of Eliza Adams (Mrs. Timothy) Upham (1785-1854), by Joseph Greenleaf Cole (1806-1858), 1829. Half-length portrait of woman facing slightly left; eyes toward viewer. Sitter is wearing a red shawl with floral border, black dress, lace collar and cuffs, and white turban. She is seated in a green upholstered chair. Dark brown background. Stenciled signature on reverse of canvas: "PAINTED BY / JOSEPH. G. COLE / 1829". Metal nameplate on front of frame: "ELIZA ADAMS UPHAM / 1785 - 1854". Period frame, molded and gilded with applied florettes at corners.
- Material:
- Canvas
- Dimensions:
- H-31.6 W-27.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor is a descendant of Col. and Mrs. Timothy Upham.
Eliza Adams Upham (1785-1854) of Portsmouth, NH, was the daughter of William and Hannah Adams of Middletown, CT, and wife of Col. Timothy Upham (1783-1855). See 2009.003.01. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Kingsley Harvey and Louise Harvey Guion
- People:
- Upham, Timothy (1783-1855), Upham, Eliza Adams (1785-1854), Cole, Joseph Greenleaf (1806-1860)
- Subjects:
- Upham, Eliza Adams, Portrait paintings, Portraits
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