Sarah Delia Monson Beckley (Mrs. John Adam Beckley)
PainterAttributed to
Erastus Salisbury Field
(American, 1805 - 1900)
SubjectPortrait of
Sarah Delia Monson
(American, 1815-1850)
Dateabout 1836
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 34 1/2 × 28 1/2in. (87.6 × 72.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the estate of Clara M. Beckley
Object number1963.7.2
DescriptionPainting of Sarah Delia Monson Beckley (Mrs. John Adam Beckley), attributed to Erastus Salisbury Field. Beckley is a young woman with dark hair piled up on top of her head. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder black dress with gigot or leg-of-mutton sleeves and a gray and white scarf. In her right hand she is holding an article of clothing, possibly a hat.
NotesSubject note: There is a note in the object file that states that 1963.7.1 and .2 were painted as wedding pictures in 1836.Status
Not on view
