Mary Boardman Patton
PainterAttributed to
William Ruthven Wheeler
American, 1832 - 1893
Date1882
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 22 × 18in. (55.9 × 45.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Roger P. Welles
DescriptionPortrait of Mary Boardman Patton (Mrs. William Weston Patton) attributed to William R. Wheeler. It is done almost completely in profile from a photograph, showing her in her middle years. She is wearing a dark dress with white lace around a high neck, with a gold-rimmed pin with three pendant-type pieces below it fastened at her throat. She has blue eyes and brown hair that is pulled back.
Object number1974.93.2
NotesConstituent note: Attribution based on entries in the manuscript diary of her husband, William Weston Patton (Ms 68129).Subject Terms
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