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Gift of Gertrude Ensign, 1941.5.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Rhoda Ann Ensign
Gift of Gertrude Ensign, 1941.5.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Rhoda Ann Ensign

Date1836
MediumPainting; oil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 26 1/2 × 23in. (67.3 × 58.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Gertrude Ensign
DescriptionPortrait of Rhoda Ann Ensign. She is pictured from the waist up, with her hands folded in front of her. She is wearing a black bodice with a white lace capelet over her shoulders and secured at her neck with a gold pin. Her hair is parted in the center, curled in ringlets on either side of her head, and gathered in the back. She is also wearing a ribbon tied around her head and gathered into a bow at the side of her head. There is also a bow at the back of her head. She is holding a book in her hand, which bears the title "THE / YOUNG LADY'S / OWN BOOK / R. ENSIGN, / 1836."

In the background, she is framed by a red curtain and an open window. Out the window, green trees and what appears to be a rose bush with nine red flowers on it are visible.
Object number1941.5.1
InscribedOn book: "THE / YOUNG LADY'S / OWN BOOK / R. ENSIGN, / 1836."
On View
Not on view
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