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Gift of Mrs. Julia Thrall, 1987.86.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyr ...
Cecilia Spencer
Gift of Mrs. Julia Thrall, 1987.86.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Cecilia Spencer

Painter
Dateabout 1835
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsOther (height x width): 30 × 25in. (76.2 × 63.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Julia Thrall
Object number1987.86.1
DescriptionPainting of Cecilia Spencer by an unknown artist. She has brown eyes and dark brown hair, parted in the middle and gathered on top of her head. She is wearing a taupe-colored dress with leg of mutton sleeves and three collars, one on top of another, fastened with a gold brooch. Her jewelry consists of earrings and a ring. She is sitting in a red upholstered chair, her right hand resting on a book.
Status
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Thomas L. Archibald, 1980.36.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Julia Ann Hills Forbes
Julia Ann Hills Forbes
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Agnes Dubois Hitchcock
about 1865
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Hannah Scoville Yale
Hannah Scoville Yale
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Laura Wells Churchill and Child
Laura Wells
about 1812
CHS collection, 1973.128.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Woman with Cameo Jewelry
William Ruthven Wheeler
1884
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Eliza Sloan Shepard
Gift of Mrs. Julia Thrall, 1987.86.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyr ...
Hezekiah Spencer
Unknown
about 1835
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
about 1840-1845
Museum purchase, 1967.1.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Lizzie May Ulmer
1876
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early 19th century
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Molly Blakeslee Ives, Molly Ives, or Molly Blakeslee
Dr. Samuel Broadbent
about 1820
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Unidentified woman
1841
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