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.
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Jared Bradley Flagg
Jared Bradley Flagg
Jared Bradley Flagg
Jared Bradley Flagg