Lady Helen Mar.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/8 x 9 3/8in. (31.4 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/4 x 11 3/8in. (36.2 x 28.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a young woman. She is standing and wears a dress in the "redingote" style, open down the front, with wide lapels decorated with tassels, and balloon sleeves, slashed and pinned together with clasps or brooches. A chain or cord serves as a belt. Beneath her dress, she wears a blouse or undergarment trimmed with lace. Her hat is decorated with ribbons and feathers. She has gloves on both hands. Her jewelry includes a necklace and drop earrings. She holds a handkerchief in her left hand.

Object number2003.198.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LADY HELEN MAR." Lower left, in pencil, "Lena Romaine." Additional illegible pencil inscriptions are in lower margin.
On verso, in pencil: upper left, "30903 [in circle]"; upper right, "Drawer 39 #6 [crossed out]" "Box 47"; lower left, "Print / Box 8 / #19" "BOX #47."; lower right, the accession number.NotesSubject Note: Lady Helen Mar is a character in The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter (1776-1850). (Finlay 11/4/2003)

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