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Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd

SubjectPortrait of Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd American, 1818 - 1898
Dateabout 1840-1845
MediumPainting; oil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 27 × 22in. (68.6 × 55.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Alice Welles
DescriptionOval-shaped portrait of Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd as a young woman. She is facing slighty left. She has dark brown hair parted down the center and pulled back above her ears in a loose hold at the nape of her neck. She is wearing a maroon-colored velvet dress with a deep square neckline trimmed with a wide band of white lace. She is wearing a brooch of clustered pearls at her breast and matching dangle earrings.
Object number1933.21.5
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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