Portrait of a Woman

Maker Unknown, American

Additional Title(s)

Portrait of a Long Island Woman

Collections

Gail-Oxford Collection

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Date1780-1790

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions23 3/4 × 19 in. (60.3 × 48.3 cm.) frame: 30 × 25 1/2 in. (76.2 × 64.8 cm.)

DescriptionPortrait of a woman living in New York or eastern Long Island (according to the donor) She is wearing a kerchief and cap with lace lappets – long pieces attached to the cap securing it under the chin – dating it to the 1780s

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gail-Oxford Collection

Status

On view

Label TextWhile neither the artist nor the subject or this work is known, the fine rendering of the facial features and the adept treatment of the fabrics reflect an artist with considerable training and talent. According to the donor, the subject of this portrait lived in New York or eastern Long Island. Based on the style of the kerchief and the cap with lace lappets – long pieces attached to the cap securing it under the chin – this portrait was painted in the 1780s.

Object number2017.5.29