Gift of Eliza M. Hemenway, 1901.2.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyri ...

Lucy Perkins

MediumDrawing; pastel on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 19 3/4 × 15 1/4in. (50.2 × 38.7cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineGift of Eliza M. Hemenway

Object number1901.2.3

DescriptionPastel portrait of Lucy Perkins, attributed to Sarah Perkins, as a young girl. She is turned toward the right. She is wearing an embroidered white dress with a low square neckline and lace and pink ribbon on short sleeves. In her right hand she holds a bird with a pink ribbon tied around its leg. She has long hair and bangs. She has a pink ribbon tied around her neck.

NotesConstituent note: The Bates card states that one Lucy Perkins's father's sisters, Lydia or Mary, drew this portrait. However, other, more up to date sources of information in the object file state that it is attributed to Sarah Perkins, a pastel artist in the family.

Status

Not on view