Name/Title
Sarah Henson (1810-1903)Entry/Object ID
GHS 2506.2Description
Half-length portrait of Sarah Henson. Dark brown hair parted in the middle, tied back with hair curled over the ears, brown eyes. White lace collar, tied in a bow with a pin at the center. Gold pin with red stone. Black dress with long sleeves. Gold chain hangs from the collar to breast pocket. Red shawl draped over forearms. Hands clasped in lap. Greenish brown ground. Gilt frame with corner decorations.Artwork Details
Medium
oil on canvas, wood and gilt frameMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Philadelphia, possibly GermantownDimensions
Height
33-1/4 inWidth
28-1/4 inDepth
1-1/2 inProvenance
Notes
GHS True Accession Book, 'Oil Portrait in narrow gold frame of William Henson's wife, Sarah, Died 1903- Both portraits go to the Germantown Historical Society."
Donated by Mrs, Marion GIsher Lewis through Mrs, Mary Learhy, Baltimore Maryland, August 1973.
GHS 2506.1- William Henson (husband)