Margaret Lord Hyde Fay

Painting

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Vermont Historical Society

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Name/Title

Margaret Lord Hyde Fay

Entry/Object ID

1990.20.2

Description

Painted portrait of a light-skinned woman with brown hair shown from the waist up. She is wearing a brown dress with voluminous sleeves and a yellow stole or scarf. Her hair is parted in the center and she has a tortoiseshell comb at the back of her head.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Fay, Margaret Lord Hyde (1811-1858)

Context

Margaret Lord Hyde Fay was a prominent citizen of Bennington, Vermont, during the Federal period.

Acquisition

Accession

1990.20

Source or Donor

Campbell, Margaret Fay Shaw

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Given in memory of Margaret Fay (Mrs. Samuel Brown)

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1830

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (unframed)

Height

31 in

Width

26 in

Dimension Description

Overall (framed)

Height

37-1/2 in

Width

32-3/4 in

Depth

3-1/2 in