Almira H. Mapes, (painting).

Almira H. Mapes, (painting).

Walton, Henry, 1804-1865, painter.

Almira H. Mapes, (painting).

Watercolor and ink on heavy wove paper.

8 3/16 x 6 15/16 in. (22.4 x 17.7 cm)

(At bottom, in ink:) Almira H. Mapes. Aged. 38 Years./Drawn by H. Walton. (On verso, in pencil, partially erased:) married in 1856--Aged 38/Born 180(illegible)/died 1860--age 42 signed

Waist-length seated portrait of Almira H. Mapes (d. 1845) holding a book in her lap.

Portrait male -- Mapes, James, Mrs. (Almira H. Montgomery) -- Waist length

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

New York State Historical Association, Lake Road, Route 80, Cooperstown, New York 13326 Accession Number: N-197.56

Formerly in the collection of Parks, E. Hayden, Buffalo, New York

New York State Historical Association, 1974, 1988.

D'Ambrosio, Paul S. and Charlotte M. Evans, "Folk art's many faces: portraits in the New York State Historical Association," Cooperstown, N.Y.: The Association, 1987, no. 93.

Exh.catalog "Henry Walton" Ithaca College Mus., Ithaca, Ny, 1969

D'Ambrosio, Paul S. and Charlotte M. Evans, "Folk art's many faces: portraits in the New York State Historical Association," Cooperstown, N.Y.: The Association, 1987, pg. 153.

Exh.cat. "Henry Walton" Ithaca College Museum, N.y., 1969, P.35

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