Watercolor Painting of Clarissa L. Pendleton
PainterPainted by
Susan Bingham Pendleton
American, 1870 - 1972
SubjectPortrait of
Clarissa Louisa Pendleton
American, 1867 - 1961
Mediumwatercolor; paper; cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 × 8 1/4in. (10.2 × 21cm)
Other (overall height x width): 7 7/8 × 9 5/8in. (20 × 24.4cm)
Other (overall height x width): 7 7/8 × 9 5/8in. (20 × 24.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III
DescriptionWatercolor painting of Clarissa L. Pendleton painted by Susan B. Pendleton. Clarissa is lying on a brown couch and holding a book in her right hand. She is wearing a white dress and has long, brown hair in a braid. The painting is a 3/4 view of Clarissa's body as her legs and feet, and the left end of the couch are not visible. The background is blank.
Object number2016.100.103
InscribedVerso of frame, handwritten in black ink: "Water color of Clarissa L. Pendleton by Susan B. Pendleton,/ painted in the dining room of the family home. The sofa is/ from the old Methodist Church in Hebron."On View
Not on view
Anne C. Gilbert
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Mary Wells Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Edmund Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
