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Gift of Helen E. Royce, 1953.64.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Emily Allen (Mrs. Josiah) Phelps
Gift of Helen E. Royce, 1953.64.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Emily Allen (Mrs. Josiah) Phelps

Dateabout 1835
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 26 3/4 x 33 3/4in. (67.9 x 85.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Helen E. Royce
Description[Portrait of a woman standing by a window, facing left. She wears a black dress, long gold chain with watch tucked upside down in her dress. Her hands are folded on a handkerchief and she wears a wedding ring. On left there is a seascape and trees visible out the window.]
Object number1953.64.0
On View
Not on view
Dress
Dora Phelps
about 1860-1865
Armchair
Phelps family
1730-1760
Gift of Mrs. Thomas L. Archibald, 1980.36.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Julia Ann Hills Forbes
before 1858
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.122, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
Emily Cheney
1880 - 1895
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.51, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, C…
Emily Cheney
1872 - 1873
Possibly a gift of Helen E. Royce, 1986.251.0  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2011 The Conne…
Deacon Josiah Phelps
1780-1800
Gift of Allys E. Tyler, 1956.72.0  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.   © 2005 The Connecticut Histo…
William Phelps
1655-1665
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2007.81.0  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Lucy Phelps
before 1821
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.40  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
George C. Phelps
1885-1889