Elvira L. Smith

Painting

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Vermont Historical Society

Elvira L. Hendee Smith

Name/Title

Elvira L. Smith

Entry/Object ID

1946.47.1

Description

Portrait of a seated woman shown from the waist up. Her body is turned slightly to the right. The woman wears a pink dress with a fitted bodice, flared skirt, and large, puffed sleeves. A green sash or belt circles her waist. Her brown hair is gathered in two large groups of curls on either side of her head.

Type of Painting

Paper

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Subject Person

Hendee, Elvira Lois (1811-1900)

Context

Elivra L. Hendee (1811-1900) was born in Pittsford, Vermont in 1811. She married John W. Smith (1804-1847) in 1831 and remarried in 1849 to Sidney Griswold (1809-1862). Since the inscription on the reverse of this drawing indicates her name as Elvira Smith, we can assume it was executed during her marriage to John Smith.

Acquisition

Accession

1946.47

Source or Donor

Charles E. Tuttle Co.

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Date made

1831 - 1847

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (unframed)

Height

6 in

Width

5 in

Dimension Description

Overall (framed)

Height

10 in

Width

8-1/4 in

Depth

1-1/4 in