Portrait of a young Sarah Chase Bourn. Her hair is tied up and she wears gold hoop earrings. She is wearing a black off the shoulder gown with white sheer ruffles on the sleeve. Her left arm has a gold bracelet.
Collection
Bourn Related Objects
Made/Created
Artist
Armand Teisseire
Date made
1867
Place
City
San Francisco
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Dimensions
Height
47 in
Width
41 in
Depth
5 in
Interpretative Labels
Label
This portrait, painted by San Francisco-based artist Armand Teissere in 1867, depicts Sarah Chase Bourn, mother of the founder of Filoli. A later portrait of an elderly Sarah, by artist Mary Curtis Richardson, hangs in the Library at Filoli.
