A Life-Sized Portrait of Rebecca Caroline Ames ( Married to Frederick Lothrop Ames)(b. 1838St. Louis, d. 1903, Boston)
Description: A life-sized oil on canvas of Rebecca Ames wearing a long black ballgown and carrying a fan of white ostrich feathers. Rebecca, was married to Frederick Lothrop Ames, a son of the founder of the Ames shovel Company. Condition: According to staff, the painting was conserved/restored by Treflers in the last decade. There may have been a trace shadow in the bustle of the gown which was overpainted by the conservator. The painting measures about 49""'wide and about 76" high. The painting appears to be unsigned.
This painting is out on loan from the Easton Historical Society and Museum.
