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Mrs. Edward Armistead Owens

Description

Half-length seated portrait of Mrs. Edward Armistead Owens with her head resting on her hand. Her dark hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a black short-sleeved dress with high neckline and a lace collar underneath a black coat with a bright red satin lining as she sits upon a red couch. She also wears a cameo brooch on her lace collar and a beaded bracelet on her left wrist.

Date

circa 1856

Materials

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

30 H x 25 W inches

Object ID

BCLM-1992.15.2

Resource ID

7942

Credit Line

Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Gift of Dr. Arthur Bond Cecil and Mrs. Henrietta Smith Cecil

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.