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Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd

Painter (American, 1848 - 1916)
Subject (American, 1818 - 1898)
Date1875
MediumPainting; oil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 42 × 29in. (106.7 × 73.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Alice Welles
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd in middle age, with gray hair pulled up into an elaborate arrangement on top of her head. She stands facing her left, her head turned full-faced. She wears a black dress with a bustle and long sleeves. The dress is trimmed at the neck and sleeve cuffs with black and white lace. She wears a red rose at her breast and carries a black chantilly lace fan with a large silk tassle.
Object number1933.21.1
On View
Not on view
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Katherine Louise Brainerd
Charles Noel Flagg
1880
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
about 1840-1845
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Katherine Louise Brainerd
Katharine Louise Brainerd
about 1864
Deposit and gift of Harriet Gilman,1901.3.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No know…
Jane Elizabeth Bull
Jared Bradley Flagg
1844
Bequeathed by Elijah K. Hubbard, 1993.55.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Hannah Kent Hubbard
Charles Noel Flagg
1908
Image Not Available for Photographs of the Park family
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Jane E. Park
1890-1949
The Old Husband, The Young Wife and The Gay Lieutenant.
The Old Husband, The Young Wife and The Gay Lieutenant.
Kellogg & Comstock
1850-1851
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Mary Brainerd Clark
George Frederick Wright
about 1864
Jesus Meets His Mother.
Jesus Meets His Mother.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1846-1847
Jesus Meets His Mother.
Jesus Meets His Mother.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1855-1856
Museum purchase, 1974.71.3, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright undetermined
Mythological Scene 3
Charles Noel Flagg
Museum purchase, 1974.71.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Mythological Scene 4
Charles Noel Flagg
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