Amelia Heilman Wait

face

Name/Title

Amelia Heilman Wait

Entry/Object ID

1953.63.2

Description

Miniature portrait of a woman. The woman has frizzy, curled hair worn high on her head, with a short fringe in the front and a plaid headband. She is facing toward the right but looking to the left of the viewer. She is wearing a white garment with a low, scooped neckline trimmed with white sheer fabric. She is shown in front of a blue sky with white clouds. The painting in held within a double frame: the inner frame is an oval, and the outer frame is a rectangle.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Ivory, Watercolor

Subject Person

Wait, Amelia Heileman (1781-1847)

Acquisition

Accession

1953.63

Source or Donor

Wait, Marjorie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1800

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

2 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Waitsfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America