Mrs. Ferrill is seated on a red couch, a decorative white fan in her right hand. She wears an off-the-shoulder dress of brown with billowing sleeves. She wears a long gold chain necklace and a large brooch. She wears long teardrop earrings of gold and pearl. She has brown hair and brown eyes and a pink complexion. A red drape is behind her on the viewer's right.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Peter Laurens, active 1834-1853
Date made
1850 - 1860
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Married to John Cuthbert Ferrill, mother of Julius A. Ferrill.
