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Gift of The Collins Company, 1966.53.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sarah Howard Colt Collins
Gift of The Collins Company, 1966.53.2 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Sarah Howard Colt Collins

Datelate 1830s
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in leather-covered wooden case
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width x depth): 3 9/16 x 2 11/16in. (9.1 x 6.9cm)
Other (height x width x depth of case): 5 1/8 x 4 7/16 x 9/16in. (13.1 x 11.2 x 1.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of The Collins Company
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a woman with light brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a sheer lace cap,lace pelerine, and a black dress with a black self-fabric collar and gigot sleeves. The miniature is in a brown case with purple silk pad and yellow silk mat.
Object number1966.53.2
NotesDate Note: Date determined by subject's clothing, life dates, and information from museum records. (Ozzone 5/3/2013)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of The Collins Company, 1966.53.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Samuel Watkinson Collins
    late 1830s
    Museum purchase, 1958.12.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Frederick R. Spencer
    1830
    Gift of C. Alfred Weatherby, 1929.2.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    James Bidwell Hosmer
    1795-1810
    Gift of Charles Coleman Sellers, 1963.65.0  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Waldo & Jewett
    about 1815
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Frances Elizabeth Waldo
    late 1830s
    Museum purchase, 1964.45.1 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Alice Maude Lovett
    late 1850s
    Gift of Mary F. Lord and Katherine L. Lord, 1938.24.74  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
    Anson Dickinson
    about 1833
    Gift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1965.46.1 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Charles William Eldridge
    about 1835
    Gift of Dorothy Filley Bidwell, 1956.4.115, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyrigh…
    Dorothy Filley Bidwell
    about 1909
    Gift of Mrs. Harold Wilson Rogers, 1978.30.2 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Charles William Eldridge
    probably 1830-1831
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.2  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Loren Pinckney Waldo Jr.
    probably 1838
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.3.  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Cynthia Paulina Waldo
    probably 1837-1838