a. Painting: Three-quarter length portrait of woman in white dress with blue bows: sitter angled to her left; left arm resting on table; right hand curled holding blue ribbon in her lap; head faces her right; blue eyes gazing upward; brown ringlets, braided coif with three bows; low necked pleated bodice; puffed sleeves with blue bows; wedding ring; sits in a scroll backed red upholstered chair; table with red velvet cover; window ledge in background; gathered heavy draperies pulled back to reveal stormy skies on right; on back in ink; "Coralie Livingston/born 1806 - died 1872/daughter of Honorable Edward Livingston/wife of Thomas Pennant Barton"; stencilled: "prepared by /Edward Dechaux/New York"
b. Frame: Molded gilt frame with a central shell surrounded by a leafy scrolled device.
Display Dimensions: 46 x 39 x 4 1/2 in. (116.8 x 99.1 x 11.4 cm)
Dimension Description
Sight
Height
35-1/2 in
Width
28 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 35 1/2 x 28 in. (90.2 x 71.1 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Portait was cleaned and conserved by Felicity Campbell, December 2009 - April 2010. Cleaning revealed pointed ends to all the blue bows trimming Cora's dress and ornamenting her hair, as well as a stormy background at the right side of the canvas. [Jessa J. Krick, 5/3/2010]
Notes
Remarks: Canvas ripped on right side; frame: overall losses of gilt gesso.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Coralie Livingston Barton
Notes
Subject
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Dining Room