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CHS collection, 1973.128.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Woman with Cameo Jewelry
CHS collection, 1973.128.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Woman with Cameo Jewelry

PainterPainted by William Ruthven Wheeler American, 1832 - 1893
Date1884
MediumPainting; oil on canvas (no frame)
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 29 15/16 × 25 3/16in. (76 × 64cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionPainting of an unknown, middle-aged woman. She is wearing a dark dress with long sleeves. The dress has a high-neck white lace collar. There is a cameo pinned to the collar, with a chain from the cameo to her waist at the right. She is also wearing matching cameo earrings. Her brown hair is parted in the middle, with curls next to the part on her forehead, with the rest pulled back and not visible.
Object number1973.128.2
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. George Leland Nichols, 1951.8.6, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyrigh…
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    about 1865
    Gift of Mrs. Thomas L. Archibald, 1980.36.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Julia Ann Hills Forbes
    before 1858
    Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1974.93.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    1882
    Gift of Leila Dorothy Samson, 1981.57.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Unknown
    mid 19th century
    Bequeathed by Parker Curtin Risley, 1991.88.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, no kn…
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    1866
    Gift of James Hammond Trumbull, 1888.6.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    1879
    Gift of Ada Louise Taylor, 1956.63.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    1865 or 1866
    Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren, 1985.51.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Unknown
    about 1820
    Gift of Mrs. Julia Thrall, 1987.86.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyr…
    Unknown
    about 1835