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Gift of John R. Hart, 1986.5.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Marion Augusta Whittelsey Rainey
Gift of John R. Hart, 1986.5.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Marion Augusta Whittelsey Rainey

Date1850-1859
MediumDrawing; pastel over photograph in oval frame
DimensionsFrame (height x width x depth): 32 × 27 1/2 × 3 1/2in. (81.3 × 69.9 × 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John R. Hart
DescriptionBust-length pastel over photograph drawing of Marion Augusta Whittelsey, possibly after her marriage to William Rainey. She has dark hair, parted in the middle and pulled back, and is wearing a white, off-the-shoulder bodice.
Object number1986.5.0
On View
Not on view
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