Martha Leeds Silliman
Dateprobably 1810
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 35 3/4 × 29 3/4in. (90.8 × 75.6cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPortrait painting of Martha Leeds Silliman (Mrs. Joseph Silliman), attributed to Nathaniel F. Wales, who painted the portrait of her husband (1968.46.1). Silliman is wearing a dark bodice with either a lace undergarment showing at the neckline or a lace piece attached to the neckline. There is a lace ruff around her neck. She is wearing a lacy bonnet trimmed with a white silk ribbon. Small curls of dark hair fall onto her forehead; the rest of her hair is covered with the bonnet.
Object number1968.46.2
NotesDate note: Date of painting is assumed to be the same as 1968.46.1Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1810
Hannah Bill
Jared Bradley Flagg
Martha Webster
