Jerusha Rockwell Ogden
PainterPainted by
Joseph Steward
(American, 1753 - 1822)
Date1794
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 29 1/8 × 25 1/2in. (74 × 64.8cm)
Other (overall height x width): 37 1/8 × 33 1/2in. (94.3 × 85.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1981.81.2
DescriptionPainting of Jerusha Rockwell Ogden by Joseph Steward. Ogden has dark hair under a tall white bonnet with a black ribbon. She is wearing a black dress with a white scarf at her neck and a black lace shawl over her shoulders, with a gold beaded choker around her neck. The background is a gray painted oval.
NotesDate and constituent note: There is a bill of sale from Joseph Steward dated June 27, 1794, documenting the commission of this portrait and that of Jacob Ogden (1981.81.1).Status
Not on view
Joseph Steward
Joseph Steward