George Mechlin Wagner

Art

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

George Mechlin Wagner

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2283

Description

3/4 view, bust portrait of older woman. Oval portrait within a rectangle. White lace bonnet with ruffles around face. Dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back off of face. Brown eyes. White scarf (?) worn underneath v-neck opening of black dress. Background- black, gilt frame. In pencil on reverse "Geo M. Wagner, grandson of Samuel Meching"

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on canvas, wood

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, possibly Germantown

Dimensions

Height

38-1/2 in

Width

33-5/8 in

Depth

7/8 in

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Family Files: Wagner, Mechlin Photo Index: Wagner, George- Box 6, Envelope 6 Beehive: Wagner Houes Obit: Mrs. George Wagner Family File: Mechlin Archives: Samuel Mechling: Mechling Family Bible L-1/21-51 p.118 Beehive: Mechlin House Photo Index: Mechlin-Wagner House Lower Burial Ground - p7-8, 22&23 Hotchkin, S.F., Ancient and Modern Germantown, Mr. Airy, and Chestnut Hill, 1899. p.30

Provenance

Notes

See GHS True Accession Book, "Painting in oil Catherine Davis. Presented by Mrs. Lyle Loren Jenne. Painting was donated April,1967.