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Gift of Mrs. Nelson Smith, 1989.87.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyr…
Mary Ann Bull Olmsted
Gift of Mrs. Nelson Smith, 1989.87.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Mary Ann Bull Olmsted

SubjectPortrait of Jared Bradley Flagg American, 1820 - 1899
Date1840-1849
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsOther (sight height x width): 29 × 24in. (73.7 × 61cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Nelson Smith
DescriptionBust-length oval portrait of Mary Ann Bull Olmsted by Jared Bradley Flagg. She has brown eyes and dark brown hair that is parted in the middle and pulled back, except for the ringlets that frame her face. She is wearing a dress of deep yellow-gold and gray with a lace collar. The backgound is deep red in color.
Object number1989.87.2
MarkingsLabel on verso of frame: "B 78063 (F)"

"APF INC., / 315 East 91st Street , New York, 28, N.Y. Master Framemakers"

"Mary Ann (Bull) Olmsted b. 4/11/1801 / d. 3/6/1894 / M. John Olmsted 4/25/1827 / mother of Bertha (Olmsted) Niles / b. 9/16/1834 / d. 1926 / grandmother of Rose Terry (Niles) Smith b. 10/7/1908"
NotesConstituent note: This portrait is listed in "An Illustrated Catalogue of known portraits by Jared B. Flagg, 1820-1899," from an exhibit of Flagg portraits "sponsored by the Stowe-Day Foundation," March 1 - June 30, 1972.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. Nelson Smith, 1989.87.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyr…
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1840-1849
    Bequest of Mary Francis, 1944.2.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    Deposit and gift of Harriet Gilman, 1901.4.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No kno…
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1840
    Gift of Mrs. John (Frances Dudley Turner) Dyer, 1980.47.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No k…
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    Deposit and gift of Harriet Gilman,1901.3.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No know…
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1844
    Bequeathed by Melvena Steele Stevens, 1987.58.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No …
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    about 1845
    Gift of Kate L. Hayden, 1897.15.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyrigh…
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1843
    Gift of Daisy Grou, 1940.18.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    probably 1842
    Gift of Elizabeth Yale Hall, 1986.45.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known cop…
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    about 1845
    Bequest of Mary Francis, 1944.2.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    Gift of Mrs. Amy Jamieson, 1997.147.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright und…
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1837
    Gift of Walter Mitchell Chester, 1877.1.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known …
    Jared Bradley Flagg