Name/Title
FRANCES COMBE DELAFIELDEntry/Object ID
MP.87.177 a-bDescription
Nearly half-length portrait of young woman nearly in profile wearing a turban and plaid vest in gilt frame: sitter has curly brown hair and blue eyes, wears ornate turban with pearl trim, white ruffled stock and fichu, white dress and pink, green, blue and white short vest with capped sleeves; grey background; gilded liner with oval cut-out frames portrait; frame has raised half-round edge with leafy devices at corners and beading around interior edge; brass eyehook at top; back bears following labels: "Leruwny(?)/ Rm/ 6" and "Frances daughter of/Harvey Combe and wife/ of Joseph Delafield SR/ of London".Artwork Details
Medium
Pine, Watercolor, Paper, Pine, Watercolor, PaperSubject Person or Organization
Frances Combe DelafieldMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Adam BuckAttribution
ArtistDate made
1800 - 1833Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
FramedHeight
8-1/2 inWidth
7-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (21.6 x 18.7 cm)Dimension Description
SightHeight
3-3/8 inWidth
2-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (8.6 x 6.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Gilt chips from liner and frame; cracking at corners of frame; bits of leafy ornament missing on top corners and lower left corner; over all wear.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Frances Combe DelafieldNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13D