Painting

Title:

Cora Frances Hill Monroe

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

2014.026

Creator:

Peterson, Henry E. C. (1841-1918)

Date:

1897

Description:

Portrait of Cora Frances Hill Monroe (1867-1958) of Concord, NH, by Henry E. C. Peterson (1841-1918), 1897. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of woman in green, yellow, and lavender dress with green background. Signed "H.E.C. Peterson" in red, upper left corner. Dated "1897" in red, upper right corner. Framed.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

H-28 W-22 inches

Provenance:

James R. Hill (1821-1884), the son of Chase and Nancy Hill, came to live in Concord, NH, in 1836. He was apprenticed to Greeley Morrill, harnessmakers. In 1842 Oliver Greeley and James R. Hill formed a partnership and went into the harness manufacturing business. Shortly thereafter Hill became the sole proprietor of the business, which he continued until 1865, when the firm of James R. Hill Company was formed. James R. Hill's business expanded supplying markets around the world with high quality leather harnesses. Hill invested extensively in Concord real estate, building several business blocks and the Phenix Hotel. Hill married Sophia Lyford Pickering (1828-1889) of Barnstead, NH, in 1854. Born in 1867, Cora Frances Hill, married John Ingalls Monroe on December 27, 1894. The Society owns Cora Frances Hill's wedding dress and accessories, and photographs. The portrait relates to portraits of James R. and Sophia Lyford Pickering Hills and their sons, Solon P. Hill (1983.103.01) and Edson J. Hill (1983.103.02), given to the Society in 1983 and 2008 by the heirs of the estate of Frances Monroe George. The donor is a great-grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hill.

Credit Line:

Gift of John I. Monroe

People:

Hill, James R. (1821-1884), Monroe, Cora Frances Hill (1867-1958)

Subjects:

Monroe, Cora Frances Hill