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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
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
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren, 1985.51.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Unknown
about 1820
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
Cameo
The Hartford Faience Co.
about 1910
Cameo
The Hartford Faience Co.
about 1910
Cameo
The Hartford Faience Co.
about 1910
Cameos
The Hartford Faience Co.
about 1910
Cameos
The Hartford Faience Co.
about 1915-1930