Jane Bonner Ellery (Mrs. John Ellery)
SubjectPortrait of
Jane Bonner
American, 1691 - 1739
PainterPainted by
Unknown
Dateabout 1698-1700
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 36 1/8 x 31in. (91.8 x 78.7cm)
Stretcher (height x width): 29 1/8 x 24 1/8in. (74 x 61.3cm)
Stretcher (height x width): 29 1/8 x 24 1/8in. (74 x 61.3cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mary Seymour
DescriptionPortrait of a young girl facing slightly right, wearing a low-necked, reddish colored dress. The bodice and three-quarter-length sleeves have elaborate gilt lace trimming. Her left arm is raised and holds two flowers. Her right arm is laid across her waist, and she holds a fan in her right hand.
Object number1885.1.2
Inscribed"1698" at lower right.NotesSubject Note: Jane Ellery (1691-1739) was the daughter of Captain John Ellery and his second wife, Mary Clark Bonner, of Boston, Massachusetts. Jane was taken to London when she was seven, where she caught smallpox. She survived, and grew up to marry Captain John Ellery (1681-1742) in Boston on 31 August 1710.On View
Not on view
Captain John Bonner Jr.
Unknown
