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Museum purchase, 1976.13.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Sarah Coit Day
Museum purchase, 1976.13.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Sarah Coit Day

Painter
Dateabout 1835
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 30 × 25in. (76.2 × 63.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1976.13.1
DescriptionPortrait painting of Sarah Coit Day (Mrs. Thomas Day) by an unknown artist. She is about 50 years old. She is wearing a dark dress with a greenish-brown edge, and what appears to be a separate item of clothing that is white and goes up to her neck. She is also wearing a white bonnet tied with a blue ribbon under her chin. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back; only the front is visible under the bonnet.
Status
Not on view
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