Martha Leeds Silliman
Dateprobably 1810
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 35 3/4 × 29 3/4in. (90.8 × 75.6cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1968.46.2
DescriptionPortrait painting of Martha Leeds Silliman (Mrs. Joseph Silliman), attributed to Nathaniel F. Wales, who painted the portrait of her husband (1968.46.1). Silliman is wearing a dark bodice with either a lace undergarment showing at the neckline or a lace piece attached to the neckline. There is a lace ruff around her neck. She is wearing a lacy bonnet trimmed with a white silk ribbon. Small curls of dark hair fall onto her forehead; the rest of her hair is covered with the bonnet.
NotesDate note: Date of painting is assumed to be the same as 1968.46.1Status
Not on view
Hannah Bill
Martha Webster
Huldah Foote Brainard
