Mrs. Elizabeth King Delano
MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
MediumSilhouette; black ink and white medium on wove paper in wooden frame under glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 1 9/16in. (7.9 x 4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 1/4in. (8.3 x 5.7cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 x 4 x 1/4in. (12.7 x 10.2 x 0.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 1/4in. (8.3 x 5.7cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 x 4 x 1/4in. (12.7 x 10.2 x 0.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary W. Todd
DescriptionBust-length profile portrait of a woman facing left. She is wearing a mob cap trimmed with lace and possibly a scarf or shawl.
Object number1977.11.12
MarkingsOn verso, on paper label, in brown ink, "Miss (Mrs.?) Elizabeth Deleno / Departed this Life at Hartford the 26th June / 1815 / Sister of Miss (Mrs.?) Bennett"InscribedOn verso of frame, upper right, in white pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Elizabeth King Deleno (also spelled Delano), the daughter of Titus King, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts in about 1762. She married Thomas Lemuel Delano of Sunderland, Massachusetts. The couple had no children. Mrs. Deleno died in Hartford, Connecticut on 26 June 1815.On View
Not on view
about 1830
