Abigail Hurlbut Welles
SubjectPortrait of
Abigail Hurlbut Wells
(1740 or 1741 - 1814)
ArtistPainted by
Mildred C. Jordan
(American, born 1874)
FramerFramed by
Cutler's Art Store
(American, 20th century)
Date1900-1905
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in wood and metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of image): 3 3/8 x 2 5/8in. (8.6 x 6.7cm)
Frame (height x width ): 7 1/4 x 6in. (18.4 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
Object number1945.1.8
DescriptionBust length miniature portrait a woman seen in profile facing to the right. She has a rosy complexion and her hair is completely covered by a white bonnet with a black ribbon and thin black strings tied into a bow under her chin. She wears a gold necklace tied tight to her neck, and a white shawl over a gray dress.
The miniature is set in a square black wooden frame with a gold metal border around the portrait. The backing of the frame is a black paper board nailed to the wooden edges with a metal wire stretched across center and attached to suspension loops on sides;
NotesObject Note: This is miniature is one of eight that George Dudley Seymour commisioned Mildred Jordan to paint, most based on various portraits in his possession. The subject, Abigail Hurlburt Welles, is Seymour's maternal great great grandmother. (Lee 10/24/2014)The miniature is set in a square black wooden frame with a gold metal border around the portrait. The backing of the frame is a black paper board nailed to the wooden edges with a metal wire stretched across center and attached to suspension loops on sides;
Related Note: The pencil sketch on which this miniature is based is in the Connecticut Historical Society as 1969.24.2. (Lee 10/25/2014)
Status
Not on view
