Abigail Scott Bullard and Child

Name/Title

Abigail Scott Bullard and Child

Entry/Object ID

2014.37.5

Description

Portrait of a woman holding a young child. The woman is wearing a black dress that fades into the dark background. Over the dress she is wearing a sheer pelerine with a ruffled collar. A wide, white collar can be seen through the pelerine. She is also wearing a lacy, ruffled cap decorated with green ribbon held in bows at the top and tied beneath her chine. She is holding a young child, likely her son Henry, who has short, light-colored hair and is wearing a white dress.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Bullard, Abigail Scott (1779-1859), Bullard, Henry (1811-1852)

Acquisition

Accession

2014.37

Source or Donor

Buxton, J. Brooks (1934-2018)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1820

Place

Town

Swanton

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (Framed)

Height

28-1/4 in

Width

25-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Overall (unframed)

Height

25-1/4 in

Width

22-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bullard, Nelson (1804-1882)