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Webster, Frederick Rice,
Portrait female -- Melvin, Celia
Dress -- Ceremonial
Architecture interior
Object
Painting
An Old Gown, (painting).
Artist:
Webster, Frederick Rice, 1869-1915, painter.
Title:
An Old Gown, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1910.
Medium:
Oil on canvas laid down on panel.
Dimensions:
20 x 14 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Full-length seated portrait of Celia Melvin wearing the wedding gown of Charlotte Taft, President Taft's aunt. The gown is a red, blue, and green plaid. The sitter holds an object with both hands raised up toward her face.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Melvin, Celia -- Full length
Dress -- Ceremonial -- Wedding Dress
Architecture interior
Object
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Martin, Victoria Lyon, 1140 Stillwater Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902
Remarks:
Painting has descended through family's collection.
References:
Martin, Victoria Lyon, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 73262345
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Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
73262345
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