Mary Huntley Sigourney
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Huntley Sigourney
American, 1828 - 1889
PainterPainted by
Unknown
Date1846
MediumMiniature; watercolor, probably on ivory in double cardboard mat in gilt wood frame under glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 3 1/4in. (9.2 x 8.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 x 7 3/4in. (22.9 x 19.7cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 11 x 11 x 1 1/2in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 3.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 x 7 3/4in. (22.9 x 19.7cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 11 x 11 x 1 1/2in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 3.8cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Janet Bacon
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a girl. She is wearing a sheer bertha over a white dress with a wide neckline and short sleeves. Her wrists are crossed, and her hands are lying in her lap.
Object number2005.125.2
InscribedOn paper backing, in black ink, "Mary Huntley Sigourney / Fran's grandmother / daugher of Lydia Huntley / Sigourney & Charles Sigourney / painted on the occasion of her / being entertained at the White House / in Washington. She was 18 yrs / old when the picture was painted."NotesDate Note: According to an inscription on the back of the portrait, it was painted when the sitter was eighteen years old. Mary Huntley Sigourney was born in 1828. Therefore, the portrait was presumably painted in 1846. (Finlay 10/12/2005)On View
Not on view
