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Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd

PainterPainted by Charles Noel Flagg American, 1848 - 1916
SubjectPortrait of Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd American, 1818 - 1898
Date1875
MediumPainting; oil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 42 × 29in. (106.7 × 73.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Alice Welles
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd in middle age, with gray hair pulled up into an elaborate arrangement on top of her head. She stands facing her left, her head turned full-faced. She wears a black dress with a bustle and long sleeves. The dress is trimmed at the neck and sleeve cuffs with black and white lace. She wears a red rose at her breast and carries a black chantilly lace fan with a large silk tassle.
Object number1933.21.1
On View
Not on view
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Charles Noel Flagg
1880
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
about 1840-1845
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
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about 1864
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