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Object Name
Oil Painting - Lucy Sheldon Beach (1788-1889)
Object Number
1939-04-1
Description
Oil on canvas 3/4 length portrait of a seated middle age woman, Mrs. Theron Beach, (Lucy Sheldon), (1788-1889) seated facing left in a red upholstered chair, she has brown hair parted in the middle, wearing white lace cap with long ties, a striped black dress, white lace collar and cuffs, brown eyes and oval silver wire rim glasses. Gray background.
Comment
Mrs. Theron Beach, nee Lucy Sheldon, (1788-1889) was born in Litchfield, the daughter of Dr. Daniel and Hudlah (Stone) Sheldon. She attended the Litchfield Female Academy in 1801-1803. She married Theron Beach of Goshen, CT in 8132. He was a merchant and a President of the Phoenix Bank. She was his second wife. See 1980-33-1 and 2, for two watercolors made by Lucy when she was a student at the LFA, and the see LFA MSS Collection for her 1802 album, 1802 copy book and three music books.
Category
Date Made
ca. 1875
Dimensions
23 1/2" x 29 1/2"
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