Abigail Hurlbut Welles
SubjectPortrait of
Abigail Hurlbut Wells
1740 or 1741 - 1814
ArtistPainted by
Mildred C. Jordan
American, born 1874
FramerFramed by
Cutler's Art Store
American, 20th century
Date1900-1905
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in wood and metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of image): 3 3/8 x 2 5/8in. (8.6 x 6.7cm)
Frame (height x width ): 7 1/4 x 6in. (18.4 x 15.2cm)
Frame (height x width ): 7 1/4 x 6in. (18.4 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionBust length miniature portrait a woman seen in profile facing to the right. She has a rosy complexion and her hair is completely covered by a white bonnet with a black ribbon and thin black strings tied into a bow under her chin. She wears a gold necklace tied tight to her neck, and a white shawl over a gray dress.
The miniature is set in a square black wooden frame with a gold metal border around the portrait. The backing of the frame is a black paper board nailed to the wooden edges with a metal wire stretched across center and attached to suspension loops on sides;
The miniature is set in a square black wooden frame with a gold metal border around the portrait. The backing of the frame is a black paper board nailed to the wooden edges with a metal wire stretched across center and attached to suspension loops on sides;
Object number1945.1.8
MarkingsOn verso of backing, center, on red sticker, printed in white, "CUTLER'S /ART STORE /NEW HAVEN"; bottom left, on red and white sticker, two collector's marks stamped in black ink, one with a set of wings, one with the monogram, "GDS".InscribedOn verso of backing, in pencil, "Abigail Hurlburt wife of / Captain Robert Wells of / Stonington"; upper right, in red paint, "1945.1.8"NotesObject Note: This is miniature is one of eight that George Dudley Seymour commisioned Mildred Jordan to paint, most based on various portraits in his possession. The subject, Abigail Hurlburt Welles, is Seymour's maternal great great grandmother. (Lee 10/24/2014)Related Note: The pencil sketch on which this miniature is based is in the Connecticut Historical Society as 1969.24.2. (Lee 10/25/2014)
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