Miss Medora

Name/Title

Miss Medora

Entry/Object ID

1972.66.5

Description

Ink and watercolor portrait of a young woman wearing a pink dress. The woman has straight brown hair worn in a bun at the back of her head with a wreath of flowers on her head. She has large blue eye and is tilting her head to the right. Her dress is off the shoulder and painted in layers to depict ruffles. There is a rose at the center of the bustline, and she is holding a rose in her left hand, which is wearing a yellow glove. The portrait is bordered by a stamped frame of pale blue and pink rectangles and spades. The top center is labeled, "Miss Medora".

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Watercolor

Context

Made by Augustus Porter Walter of Burke, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1972.66

Source or Donor

Nelson, Elizabeth G. Walter (1891-1981)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Walter, Augustus Porter (1834-1872)

Place

Town

Burke

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17 in

Width

14 in