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Object Name
Oil Painting - Mary Davenport Wheeler
Object Number
1931-10-1
Description
Oil on canvas of older woman seated in a chair with red velvet upholstery and ornately carved arms that appear to be some type of animal head. She is holding a book with both hands and wearing a dark blue dress with a high neck, white lace shawl around neck and tied in front, and a white lace headpiece on the crown of her head. She has a serious facial expression, grey hair and dark eyes. There is no frame for the painting and the canvas is becoming detached from the stretchers.
Comment
Mary Davenport Wheeler was a resident of Litchfield from 1882 to 1896
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
ca. 1890
Dimensions
40 3/4" long x 31" wide
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