Rebecca Peabody Davis

Rebecca Davis

Name/Title

Rebecca Peabody Davis

Entry/Object ID

VHS-A-169

Description

Portrait of a woman in dark clothes with a ruffled, white cap. The ruffles of her cap encompass her whole face and are trimmed at the center top and below the chin with wide, pink ribbon. Her black dress has wide sleeves and a high neckline. A few pearls peek out at the center of the neckline. She is sitting in a wooden chair, and the background of the painting is brown. The whole is framed in a veneered wooden frame with simple molding and hanging ring at the center top.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Davis, Rebecca Peabody (1770-1854)

Context

Rebecca Peabody Davis was an early physician and surgeon in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1840

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

29-3/8 in

Width

24-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

36-3/4 in

Width

31-3/4 in

Depth

2-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Davis, Rebecca Peabody (1770-1854)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America