Betsey Bent Green Perry

Betsey Bent Green

Name/Title

Betsey Bent Green Perry

Entry/Object ID

1959.65.2

Description

Oil portrait of a middle-aged woman with dark hair. She is shown seated in front of a dark background with her right arm resting on a plain wooden table. She is wearing a blue or grey dress with voluminous sleeves set low on her shoulders, and a wide, black belt around her waist. She has a large, frilled cap made of sheer white fabric is two long lappets hanging in front of her shoulders and extending from the center back of the cap. She is also wearing a fichu made of sheer white fabric. There is a small, oval brooch at her center neckline. Her dark hair is held in elaborate waves or rolls at the front, and hidden beneath the cap in the back. The canvas has been removed from the stretchers. The back has a penciled inscription that reads, "Mrs. Green / Mother of Darius".

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Perry, Elizabeth Bent Green (1784-1843)

Context

Shows Betsey Bent Green Perry of Ludlow, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.65

Source or Donor

Conklin, Isabelle Bertha (1897-1964)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1835

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

31-5/16 in

Width

25-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Ludlow

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Mount Holly

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America