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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
Subject Terms
    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
    Katharine Louise Brainerd
    about 1864
    Deposit and gift of Harriet Gilman,1901.3.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No know…
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1844
    Bequeathed by Elijah K. Hubbard, 1993.55.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Charles Noel Flagg
    1908
    Jesus Meets His Mother.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1846-1847
    Jesus Meets His Mother.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1855-1856
    The Deserted Village.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1845-1846
    Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    George Frederick Wright
    about 1864