Light pencil waist-length sketch of a woman on one sheet, folded in half; figure shown with long flowing hair wearing sixteenth-century style dress with voluminous sleeves, cross pendant and suggestion of a large hat or headdress; figure shown playing a mandolin; very light suggestion of an incomplete inverted head or face sketch on left side of paper; watermark: "AMIES/ PHILADA" and bird with branch in its beak.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Graphite, Paper (wove), graphite
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Coralie Livingston Barton
Attribution
Artist
Date made
1820 - 1850
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
(See Description)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
12-3/4 in
Width
15-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (32.4 x 38.7 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration of paper affecting image; wrinkled at bottom edge; several small smudges
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Coralie Livingston Barton
Notes
Former owner
Related Entries
Notes
MP.2007.27 - Portfolio - Contents
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Found in portfolio of sketches and drawings belonging to Cora Livingston Barton.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29A