Caroline Curtis (Mrs. William Lawrence Jillson)

PainterPainted by Erastus Salisbury Field American, 1805 - 1900

SubjectPortrait of Caroline Curtis American, 1808 - 1862

Dateabout 1835

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 34 7/8 x 28in. (88.6 x 71.1cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Leland Nichols

DescriptionPortrait of a woman seated in a chair, her head turned slightly to the left. She has brown eyes and dark hair arranged on top of her head and held into place with a large shell comb. Around her neck is a tulle ruche tied by a pink bow with a gold ornament. Her black dress is cut very straight and low across her shoulders. The front of her gown has chevron-like tucks, and the puffed sleeves are held tight at her wrists with a gold ornament on each cuff. She is also wearing a wide black belt held by a large gold buckle. Her jewelry includes a double necklace of jet and gold beads on narrow black cords, gold earrings, and a gold and jet ring. She holds a book in her right hand.

Object number1951.8.3

InscribedCopy of inscriptions taken from stretcher prior to disposal.
Handwritten in pencil: on small, white, circular, gummed label, "21"; on small piece of masking tape, "34 3/4 x 28 1/4".
Handwritten in black ink, "1391" and "#203".
Handwritten in black ink on glossy paper label, "Mrs. Caroline C. Jillson/ Daughter of/ Martin Curtic of Coventry."Notes

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