Caroline Louisa Jillson
PainterPainted by
William Ruthven Wheeler
American, 1832 - 1893
Dateabout 1865
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 27 × 22in. (68.6 × 55.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Leland Nichols
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young woman, her dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back into what may be a low bun, with a braid encircling her head. She is wearing a dark bodice with ruffles down the front, with a small, white collar secured with a brooch at her neck. She is wearing earrings.
Object number1951.8.6
InscribedPainting, lower left: "W.R.W." On stretcher: "Painted in Hartford Ct / by W R Wheeler - and presented / by Carrie Christmas 1865 to Curtis + Nette"
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William Ruthven Wheeler
