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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.105  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mrs. John Allen
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.105 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mrs. John Allen

Dateabout 1855
MediumDrawings; watercolor, possibly on ivory
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 13/16 x 2 3/16in. (7.1 x 5.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 13/16 x 2 3/16in. (7.1 x 5.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a young woman wearing a shawl, a dress with a lace collar, and a bonnet.
Object number2011.63.105
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Mary Ann Phelps was born on October 28, 1819. She married John Allen in 1848. Photographs suggest that the couple had four daughters. Photographs of two daughters, Mary Constance Allen and Jane Allen are included in the CHS collection. A third daughter, Grace, is listed in the 1900 Federal Census. Mary Ann Allen died in 1900. (Ruocco, 03/22/12)
On View
Not on view
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.98  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
1860-1870
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.180  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1845
Gift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1965.46.4  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William Verstille
Possibly 1794
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.182  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1855
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.8, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Abigail Hurlbut Wells
1900-1905
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Electa Churchill Seymour
1900-1905
Museum purchase, 1969.19.1 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1800
Gift in memory of  Annie Frances Eldridge Murray, 1997.54.125  © 2013 The Connecticut Historica…
Charles William Eldridge
late 1830s
Museum purchase, 1958.12.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Frederick R. Spencer
1830
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Belinda Spencer Seymour
1900-1905
Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William Verstille
probably 1794