FRANCES COMBE DELAFIELD

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2009.2 a-b

Description

a. Waist-length portait: female figure, shoulders squared, head turned nearly to profile; figure shown wearing powdered hairstyle arranged in curls at crown of head and pulled back at neck; high wrapped cream colored gauze collar; light white fichu worn crossed over bust; high-waisted cream silk dress with long sleeves, full at shoulders, fitted over arm; small gold earring; plain dark background b. Frame: Ornate plaster and gold leaf frame; arch and neoclassical leaf-and-berry pattern; titled at center front: "Frances (Combe) Delafield/ 1761-1803"

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil Paint, Canvas, Plaster, Gold leaf, Wood, Oil paint, canvas, plaster, gold leaf, wood

Subject Person or Organization

Frances Combe Delafield

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Sir Martin Archer-Shee

Attribution

Artist

Notes

Dates: 1790-1803 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MP.130 a-b

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Conservation completed at Peebles Island in 1988, included cleaning, varnish removal, overpaint removal, filling and inpainting, re-varnishing; frame was also cleaned at this time; see Object File for more details about conservation plan and progress

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Frances Combe Delafield

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Object was accessioned December 12, 2009 as a result of inventory process; acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 12/16/2009]

Note Type

General Note

Note

Figure may be wearing short-sleeved dress with above-elbow length gloves, rather than long sleeves [Jessa J. Krick, 12/16/2009]

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Parlour

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial