Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Portrait Miniature - Sarah Pierce (1767-1833)
Object Number
1941-02-2
Description
Waist-length, seated pose, facing slightly right. Subject is seated in round-back chair. She wears a black dress with a stand-up collar, and puffed sleeves. Red shawl around lower left arm. Muslin cap with ruffle, hair arranged in ringlets around face. Sarah Pierce (1767-1852), founded the Litchfield Female Academy, 1792-1833.
Category
Date Made
ca. 1825
Dimensions
3 1/2" h x 2 7/8" w
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
