Martha Washington

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Name/Title

Martha Washington

Entry/Object ID

1945.48.2

Description

Portrait showing a woman with white hair wearing a black dress with an undefined white bonnet or kerchief over her head and another white kerchief over her shoulders. The painting is applied to the reverse of the glass.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Subject Person

Washington, Martha (1731-1802)

Context

Purchased by the State of Vermont in 1837 and used in the State House.

Acquisition

Accession

1945.48

Source or Donor

Jones, Grace L. (b. 1871)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

24 in

Length

17-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

29-1/2 in

Width

26-1/4 in

Depth

2 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Building

Vermont State House

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America