Parthenia Tyler Rogers
PainterAttributed to
Charles William Eldridge
1811 - 1883
SubjectPortrait of
Parthenia Tyler
1802 - 1831
Dateprobably 1830-1831
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in wooden frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 7/8 x 2 1/8in. (7.3 x 5.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth of frame ): 5 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 11/16in. (14.9 x 13.4 x 1.8cm)
Frame (height x width x depth of frame ): 5 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 11/16in. (14.9 x 13.4 x 1.8cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold Wilson Rogers
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a woman with brown hair and brown eyes. The woman is wearing a black dress with a pleated crossover bodice with gigot sleeves and a lace modesty cloth. The miniature is in a brown wooden frame that is painted black on the outer edge.
Object number1978.30.2
MarkingsLabel adhered to verso of frame reads "CURTIS H MOYER, PICTURES AND FRAMES, 45 PRATT STREET., HARTFORD,--CONN."NotesDate Note: This miniature was probably painted between 1830 and 1831 because the subject's clothing date to the early 1830s and her life dates corroborate with this. (Ozzone 4/4/2013)Subject Note: The Rogers Brothers Silverware Company was the first to apply the process of electroplating to silver-plated flatware on a commercial basis. (Ozzone 4/27/2013)
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