Engraving

Title:

Mrs. Frances S. Osgood

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0781

Creator:

Osgood, Samuel S. (1808-1885); Buttre, John Chester (1821-1893); Middleton, Strobridge Co.

Place of Origin:

Cincinnati, OH

Date:

1860

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Frances S. Osgood (1811-1850). From The Ladies' Repository: a monthly periodical, devoted to literature, arts, and religion. Edited by Davis Wasgatt Clark. Volume: 20, March 1860, preceding p. 129. Engraved by John Chester Buttre (1821-1893). Steel engraving printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of young woman with dark hair braided across crown of head, white collar and bow tie, white ruffle with buttons down the front, light gray cape within an oval surround which in turn is set within a rectangular frame. She faces front with her body slightly angled to the left. The background within the oval surround is light gray; the background within the frame is made up of both horizontal and vertical fine lines very close together. ""Painted by S. S. Osgood" is printed just below the frame at the left "Engraved by J. C. Buttre" is printed just below the frame at the right. "MRS. FRANCES S. OSGOOD" is printed in the center in large type below the portrait. "Middleton, Strobridge Co. Prs.Cin lt. O." is printed lower down and to the right. "ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THE LADIES REPOSITORY" is centered and printed further down the page. in smaller type. From The Ladies Repository: A Monthly Periodical; Devoted to Literature and Religion.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.1 W-6.2 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Osgood, Frances S. (1811-1850), Osgood, Samuel S. (1808-1885), Buttre, John Chester (1821-1893)

Subjects:

Literature, Poems, Poetry, Poets