Art, Painting: Oval Portrait of Unknown Woman

Name/Title

Art, Painting: Oval Portrait of Unknown Woman

Entry/Object ID

1997.016.01

Description

One oval oil portrait on paper of an unknown woman dressed in a black robe with a white ruffled collar. The woman is elderly and the painting was done of her left side only, silhouette style on a black background. Framed in an oval mahogany ornate frame. Wood backing. String attached to the back of the frame with two nails for hanging.

Made/Created

Notes

Date made: UNKNOWN Support: PAPER

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

ON BACKING, STICKER: "ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1872, BY HILLDRETH, YOUNG & CO., IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS, AT WASHINGTON, D.C./COPIED BY HILDRETH, YOUNG & CO., NORTH TROY, VT., UNION CITY, PA., MONTREAL, P.Q., AND CLINTON, IOWA./THE ONLY MANUFACTURERS IN THE UNITED STATES OF THE PHOTOCROME./ALL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION, SENT BY OUR AGENTS, WHO CAN SHOW CERTIFICATES OF AGENCY SIGNED BY HILDRETH, YOUNG & CO."

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

PAINTING, PAINTING, Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Painting (visual work), Art, Painting

Dimensions

Height

34.2 cm

Width

29.3 cm

Depth

4 cm