Mary Lord Pitkin (Mrs. Joseph Pitkin)
PainterAttributed to
Alexander Hamilton Emmons
American, 1816 - 1884
Date1843 or 1844
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 29 1/2 × 24 1/2in. (74.9 × 62.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of General Samuel L. Pitkin
DescriptionPortrait of a young girl with light hair facing slightly right. She is wearing a green dress, the short sleeves, low neck, and front of the bodice trimmed with white lace. The lower part of her back and right arm are covered with a dark red wrap.
Object number1844.1.1
NotesProbably painted by Alexander Hamilton Emmons, probably in 1843 or 1844, from an original portrait then in the possession of Lord Pitkin's great-great-grandson, General Samuel L. Pitkin of East Hartford.Subject Terms
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Alexander Hamilton Emmons
Alexander Hamilton Emmons
