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Museum purchase, 1985.46.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Wealthia Elizabeth Stiles
Museum purchase, 1985.46.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Wealthia Elizabeth Stiles

Painter (American, 1816 - 1884)
Dateabout 1853
MediumOil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 40 1/2 × 30in. (102.9 × 76.2cm)
Frame (height x width): 46 1/8 × 36in. (117.2 × 91.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPainting of Wealthia Elizabeth Stiles at the age of about five years, painted by an unknown artist in the style of Alexander Hamilton Emmons. Stiles is wearing a white dress, her dark blond hair parted in the middle and tucked behind her ears. She is standing in an outdoor landscape, holding a basket of flowers in her left hand and a single flower in her right. There are flowers growing at her feet and large trees and mountains in the background.
Object number1985.46.0
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 1985.47.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
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