Object ID:
<p>1917-04-4
Category:
Images of People
Medium:
oil on canvas
Creator:
Ralph Earl (1751-1801)
Date:
1796
Held at:
Litchfield Historical Society
Associated Place:
New Milford, CT or Sharon, CT
Size:
55" length x 42 1/2" width
Description:
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Oil on canvas 3/4-length portrait of Mabel Ruggles Canfield seated in green bow-back Windsor side chair. She is wearing a yellow gold silk dress and holding several large feathers in her hand. She has an elaborate lace cap on her head and double ruffle lace collar down the front of her dress. Her dress is cinched at the waist with a wide silk band. The background of her portrait displays a landscape scene.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Ralph_Earl" class="extiw" title="w:en:Ralph Earl"><span title="American painter 1751-1801">Ralph Earl</span></a>
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1796<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1796-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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