Mrs. John Quincy Adams Wearing Bonnet Made by Sophia Woodhouse Wells of Wethersfield
Date1947
MediumDrawing; ink and gouache with graphite on white wove paper mounted to board
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 15 x 21 7/8in. (38.1 x 55.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro
DescriptionDrawing of two people representing President and Mrs. John Quincy Adams coming out of a building and getting into a carriage. The man is holding a hat in his hand and assisting the woman as she comes down the stairs. She is wearing a hat and a ruffled jacket.
Object number1980.93.26
MarkingsArtist's label is affixed to recto of paper cover in the corner, "hh art studios inc / dayton ohio".InscribedHand-written in pencil on tissue paper cover sheet, "please / remove / traces of / nailpolish / on her hands".NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 41 of a series of 53 done for G. Fox & Co.'s 100th Anniversary. The drawings appeared in The Hartford Courant as full size advertisements on Sundays from December 29, 1946 to December 29, 1947. The drawing was later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948, p.41.Collections
- G. Fox & Co.
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