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Gift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1965.46.2  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Frances Elizabeth Waldo
Gift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1965.46.2 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Frances Elizabeth Waldo

Dateprobably 1845-1850
MediumMiniature; oil on milk glass clamped onto metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 9/16 x 2 9/16in. (9.1 x 6.5cm)
Frame (height x width x depth of frame): 4 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 7/16in. (10.9 x 8.3 x 1.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley
DescriptionMiniature portrait of a young girl with a red barret, red high waisted dress with short puffed sleeves and lace edging, ruffled collar, and black underskirt. The girl is sitting to the left of a brown and white dog. The miniature is in a rectangular metal frame
Object number1965.46.2
NotesDate Note: The frame dates this miniature portrait to about 1845-1850. Assuming the frame is original, the portrait was probably painted about this time. (Ozzone 5/2/2013)

Constituant Note:This portrait is done by an unknown artist after a miniature attributed to Charles William Eldridge. (Ozzone 4/18/2013)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Frances Elizabeth Waldo
    late 1830s
    Gift of Mrs. Harold Wilson Rogers, 1978.30.3 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Frances Rogers
    probably 1830
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.3.  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Cynthia Paulina Waldo
    probably 1837-1838
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.7 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Charles William Eldridge
    probably 1825
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.2  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Loren Pinckney Waldo Jr.
    probably 1838
    Gift in memory of  Annie Frances Eldridge Murray, 1997.54.124  © 2013 The Connecticut Historica…
    Charles William Eldridge
    late 1830s
    Gift of Carroll Alton Means, 1973.77.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Frances Ann Larned
    Gift of Charles Coleman Sellers, 1963.65.0  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Waldo & Jewett
    about 1815
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.6 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Loren Pinckney Waldo Sr.
    probably 1825
    Gift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1965.46.8  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Charles William Eldridge
    before 1837
    Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Hilda Margaret Peck
    1900