Waitstill Dexter Shaw (1809-1841)
SubjectPortrait of
Waitstill Dexter Shaw
American, 1809 - 1841
ArtistDrawn by
Seth Wells Cheney
American, 1810 - 1856
Date1825 - 1841
MediumDrawing: colored ink and pencil on paper, in a cardstock mat inside a wooden frame with a glass front and metal hanger
DimensionsFrame (height x width): 13 5/8 × 11 1/8in. (34.6 × 28.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Knapp Packard
DescriptionInk drawing of Waitstill Dexter Shaw (1809-1841) by her brother-in-law, Seth Wells Cheney (1810-1856). The subject is depicted with dark hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue dress and white shawl, against a blue background. There are two additional pencil sketches in the top right corner.
The drawing is in a mat and was framed by Croteau Frame Shop of Kittery, Maine.
The drawing is in a mat and was framed by Croteau Frame Shop of Kittery, Maine.
Object number2008.39.7
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on labels on verso: "Waitstill / Dexter Shaw / Cheney from / Providence / R. I. / died in Ohio. / wife of / Charles Cheney. / Portrait by / Seth Cheney"NotesDate note: The drawing was probably made between 1825 and 1841 (estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in portrait) but the date of framing is unknown.On View
Not on view
Charles Cheney
