Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…

Hilda Margaret Peck

SubjectPortrait of Hilda Margaret Peck American, 1881 - 1964

ArtistPainted by Mildred C. Jordan American, born 1874

FramerFramed by Cutler's Art Store American, 20th century

Date1900

MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in wooden frame

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/2in. (8.9 x 6.4cm)
Frame (height x width): 6 5/8 x 5 3/4in. (16.8 x 14.6cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour

DescriptionBust-length miniature portrait of a young woman facing slightly to her right. She has light brown eyes and hair. She wears a decorative hair comb and a pink high waisted dress with giggot sleeves, and a gathered bodice with a lace trim and a bow on left side. Handwritten in pencil on bottom left edge, "M.C. Jordan 1900". Set in a black painted wooden frame with gold metal border around portrait and metal suspension ring at top; frame backing is a cardboard material nailed to wooden edges.
Multiple labels are placed on the back; at top an off-white label, printed across, "GEORGE DUDLEY SEYMOUR."; a brown artist label, printed and written across in ink, "SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARTISTS / Artist Mildred C. Jordan / Address 181 Whalley Ave. New Haven, Ct / Title Portrait of Miss Peck / Agent Geo. F. / Address 4 Clinton Place / ATTACH THIS SECTION ONLY"; a red store label, printed across in white, "CUTLER'S /ART STORE /NEW HAVEN"; a red and white label with two black stamps, one with an image of wings and the other a monogram in script, "GDS"; beside this is a white label, printed across, "Miss Peck".

Object number1945.1.1

MarkingsMultiple labels are placed on frame backing; printed across "GEORGE DUDLEY SEYMOUR."; printed and written across in ink, "SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARTISTS /Artist Mildred C. Jordan /Address 181 Whalley Ave. New Haven, Ct /Title Portrait of Miss Peck /Agent Geo. F. /Adress 4 Clinton Place /ATTACH THIS SECTION ONLY"; printed across in white, "CUTLER'S /ART STORE /NEW HAVEN"; two black stamps, one with an image of wings and the other a monogram in script, "GDS"; printed across, "Miss Peck".
NotesObject Note: This is miniature is one of eight that George Dudley Seymour commisioned Mildred Jordan to paint of members of his family. The subject, Hilda Margaret Peck, was Seymour's niece, and was done from life. (Lee 10/24/2014)

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