Huldah Foote Brainard
SubjectPortrait of
Huldah Foote Brainard
(American, 1791 - 1881)
PainterPainted by
Unknown
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 27 × 22in. (68.6 × 55.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Charles E. Brainard and F. Kelso Davis
DescriptionPortrait of Huldah Foote Brainard (Mrs. Amaziah Brainard) by an unknown artist, painted when she was in older age. She is wearing a black bodice with lace around the neckline and a lace bow secured at the front with a gold brooch. Her dark brown hair is parted in the middle and pulled back from her face, and she is wearing a frilly lace bonnet that covers most of her hair. Its silk or satin ribbons are tied under her chin. She is wearing eyeglasses.
Object number1970.25.7
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James Sidney Brainard
Hannah Scoville Yale
Ellen Clark
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