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Object Name
Pencil Drawing - Lucretia Deming (1804-1887)
Object Number
1950-01-111
Description
Pencil sketch of Lucretia Deming, Litchfield Female Academy student. White paper, lead pencil used. Deming wears Empire style dress with ruffled collar. Hair pulled up with large curved comb. Framed in simple gold wood frame. Glass over image painted on underside in black paint with gold accents.
Provenance
Lucretia Deming was a student at the Litchfield Female Academy in 1816 and again from 1818 to 1819. She was the daughter of Julius and Dorothy Champion Deming of Litchfield.
Comment
Signed below profile, "T.H. Wentworth. del. 30 May 1822."
Category
Communication Artifacts
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Date Made
1822
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Pencil Drawing - Lucretia Deming (1804-1887)