Lucretia Hitchcock Clark (Mrs. Peter G. Clark)
SubjectPortrait of
Lucretia Hitchcock
(American, 1795 - 1865)
Date1855
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 31 × 24 1/2in. (78.7 × 62.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Miss Louisa Taylor Hitchcock
Object number1962.74.6
DescriptionPortrait of Lucretia Hitchcock Clark painted by Calvin Curtis. Clark is about 60 years of age. She has dark brown hair parted in the middle and pulled back, with ringlets hanging down on either side of her face and a lace piece covering the back of her head. She is wearing a dark-colored dress with full, lace-trimmed sleeves. The collar of the dress is lined with lace. She is wearing a lace collar fastened with a brooch.
Status
Not on viewLaura Hunt
Ellen Clark
Laura Hunt
Hannah Scoville Yale