Hannah Scoville Yale
SubjectPortrait of
Hannah Scoville Yale
American, 1818 - 1847
PainterPainted by
Unknown
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 34 × 27in. (86.4 × 68.6cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Yale Hall
DescriptionPainting of Hannah Scoville Yale (Mrs. Ira Newell Yale) by an unknown artist. Yale has dark brown hair parted in the middle and pulled back, with ringlets framing her face. She is wearing a brown dress with a lace collar and cuffs. A brooch is fastened at her throat, with two lengths of chain running down to her waist. She is wearing a red, green, and gray striped shawl over one shoulder. There is a gold ring on the index finger of her left hand. In her right hand, she is holding a book.
Object number1973.11.2
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Ira Newell Yale
about 1860
Martha Webster Miller
1845-1850