Fanny Wyman Houghton Wright

Name/Title

Fanny Wyman Houghton Wright

Entry/Object ID

1967.2.23

Description

Pencil drawing showing a seated woman in profile. The woman is visible from the waist up, with the bottom edge cut off in a curve. The is wearing her hair secured at the back of her head with a decorative comb and two bands that circle from the nape of her neck to her hairline. There is a curled ringlet hanging in front of her ear. Her black dress has voluminous sleeves and a wide, white collar with small rosettes. Her disproportionately small hand is holding a tiny book.

Type of Drawing

Graphite

Artwork Details

Medium

Pencil

Subject Person

Edwards, Fanny Wyman Houghton Wright (1814-1886)

Acquisition

Accession

1967.2

Source or Donor

Wright, Rebecca Whitney (1880-1967)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Dibble, H.C.

Date made

circa 1835

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America