Gloriana Eldridge Potter
PainterAttributed to
Charles William Eldridge
1811 - 1883
SubjectPortrait of
Gloriana Havens Eldridge
1819-
Datelate 1830s
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory with cardboard support
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width ): 2 11/16 x 2 5/16in. (6.9 x 5.8cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift in memory of Annie Frances Eldridge Murray
DescriptionPortrait of a woman with brown hair with a center part, high bun, and long curls with a black ribbon across her hairline. The woman is wearing a black dress, gathered horizontally at the bust line with a lace edge at the top and brown fur stole.
Object number1997.54.127
InscribedOn back at the top of cardboard is written in pencil, "my mother Gloriana Potter" and at the bottom is written "Property of Miss Frances Eldridge Potter"NotesDate Note: The subject's clothing suggests that the miniature was done in the late 1830s (Ozzone 3/29/2013)Subject Terms
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