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Mrs. Richard Tilghman and Sons

Description

Group portrait of Mrs. Mary Gibson Tilghman (1766-1790) with sons William Gibson Tilghman (1785-1844) and John Lloyd Tilghman (1788-1831). The family is seated on a red sofa underneath a landscape painting. The woman has brown hair worn up except for two curls let down at each side. She wears a purple dress with a white fichu and half sleeves. The older son stands at her left side wearing a blue suit with a wide lace collar and a pink sash tied around his waist. He holds a blue bird, spreading its wings wide. The youngest son sits on her lap wearing a white gown with red shoes and reaches toward the bird. Both children have long blonde hair.

Date

circa 1789

Materials

Oil on canvas

Object ID

1973.13.1

Accession Number

1973.13

Resource ID

7880

Credit Line

Bequest of Agnes Riddle Owen Tilghman

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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