Probably a Portrait of Cynthia Parish Waldo
ArtistAttributed to
Charles William Eldridge
(1811 - 1883)
SubjectPortrait of
Cynthia Parish
(1770 - 1837)
Datebefore 1837
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width x depth ): 2 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/16in. (6.5 x 4.7 x 0.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley
DescriptionHalf-length miniature portrait of an older woman with a brown hair and blue eyes. The woman is wearing a white cap with blue ribbons and a high waisted dress with a self fabric caplet with blue embroidery on edge.
Object number1965.46.8
NotesDate Note: This portrait shows Mrs. Waldo as an elderly woman and was probably painted shortly before her death in 1837. Her clothing also suggests a date in the mid-1830s. (Finlay 4/13/2013)On View
Not on view
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