Mary Boardman Patton
PainterAttributed to
William Ruthven Wheeler
(American, 1832 - 1893)
Date1882
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 22 × 18in. (55.9 × 45.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Roger P. Welles
Object number1974.93.2
DescriptionPortrait of Mary Boardman Patton (Mrs. William Weston Patton) attributed to William R. Wheeler. It is done almost completely in profile from a photograph, showing her in her middle years. She is wearing a dark dress with white lace around a high neck, with a gold-rimmed pin with three pendant-type pieces below it fastened at her throat. She has blue eyes and brown hair that is pulled back.
NotesConstituent note: Attribution based on entries in the manuscript diary of her husband, William Weston Patton (Ms 68129).Status
Not on view
