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Gift of Charles E. Brainard and F. Kelso Davis, 1970.25.7, Connecticut Historical Society, No k…
Huldah Foote Brainard
Gift of Charles E. Brainard and F. Kelso Davis, 1970.25.7, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Huldah Foote Brainard

SubjectPortrait of Huldah Foote Brainard American, 1791 - 1881
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 27 × 22in. (68.6 × 55.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Charles E. Brainard and F. Kelso Davis
DescriptionPortrait of Huldah Foote Brainard (Mrs. Amaziah Brainard) by an unknown artist, painted when she was in older age. She is wearing a black bodice with lace around the neckline and a lace bow secured at the front with a gold brooch. Her dark brown hair is parted in the middle and pulled back from her face, and she is wearing a frilly lace bonnet that covers most of her hair. Its silk or satin ribbons are tied under her chin. She is wearing eyeglasses.
Object number1970.25.7
On View
Not on view
Gift of Newton Case Brainard, 1960.178.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
Lucy Abigail Brainard
1849-1853
Gift of Newton Case Brainard, 1960.178.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
Lucy Abigail Brainard
1856-1857
Gift of Newton Case Brainard, 1960.178.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
Unknown
1849-1853
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Electa Churchill Seymour
1900-1905
Bequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr., 1991.60.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, no know…
Laura Hunt Clark
1840-1850
Gift of Newton Case Brainard, 1960.178.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
Leverett Brainard
1853-1856
Museum purchase, 1966.96.3.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Samuel Peck
1853-1860
Gift of Mrs. Edgar Burnham, 1959.80.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copy…
Unknown
about 1860
Gift of Newton Case Brainard, 1960.178.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
Leverett Brainard
1853-1856
Gift of Mrs. Courtney Brown, 1974.19.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Unknown
probably 1846