Ellen Clark Taft
SubjectPortrait of
Ellen Clark
(American, born 1827)
PainterPainted by
Unknown
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 17 × 14in. (43.2 × 35.6cm)
Other (overall height x width): 23 7/8 × 21in. (60.6 × 53.3cm)
Other (overall height x width): 23 7/8 × 21in. (60.6 × 53.3cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Robert H. Schultz, Jr.
DescriptionBust-length oval portrait of Ellen Clark Taft (Mrs. Cincinnatus Taft) by an unknown artist. She is of older age. Her hair is parted in the middle, pin waved, and pulled back. She is wearing a black dress with a lace edging around the square opening, through which can be seen a white lace bodice.
Object number1980.35.12
On View
Not on viewHuldah Foote Brainard
Hannah Scoville Yale
Jared Bradley Flagg