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Photography © 2014 Fredrik Nilsen
Portrait of a Woman with a Bowl of Cherries

Portrait of a Woman with a Bowl of Cherries

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ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Dateca. 1770-1780
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensionsframe: 28 x 23 x 2 1/2 in. (71.1 x 58.4 x 6.4 cm.)
DescriptionVertical three quarter length portrait of the woman in black dress with white lace collar and blue bow; she raises a bunch of cherries in her left hand with the red bowl on an table top center foreground; American school.
Credit LineJonathan and Karin Fielding Collection
Status
On view
Label TextThe cherries, associated with fertility, suggest that this is a marriage portrait, and the elegant lace-trimmed dress reinforces the matrimonial associations. This work bears a strong resemblance to the portraits of Dutch landowners, known as patroons, who colonized the Hudson River Valley. The background's lively repeated arc pattern is distinctive but perplexing: is it a hilly landscape, wallpaper in a dark interior, or something else?
Object numberL2015.41.172
Image Not Available for Child and Cherries
Child and Cherries
John Russell
n.d.
Object number: 11.34
Branch of Cherries in Round Design
Branch of Cherries in Round Design
Hu Zhengyan 胡正言
1633
Object number: 2014.7.3.48
Branches of Cherries (Yingtao)
Branches of Cherries (Yingtao)
Hu Zhengyan 胡正言
1633
Object number: 2014.7.2.88
Image Not Available for Untitled (Portraits of Husband and Wife)
Untitled (Portraits of Husband and Wife)
Unknown, American, 18th Century
ca. 1780
Object number: 2022.25.9.1
Image Not Available for Untitled (Portraits of Husband and Wife)
Untitled (Portraits of Husband and Wife)
Unknown, American, 18th Century
ca. 1780
Object number: 2022.25.9.2
Image Not Available for Young Couple with Trees (one of a pair of portraits of a man and woman)
Young Couple with Trees (one of a pair of portraits of a man and woman)
Unknown, American, 19th Century
ca. 1830
Object number: 2022.25.11.1
Image Not Available for Young Couple with Trees (one of a pair of portraits of a man and woman)
Young Couple with Trees (one of a pair of portraits of a man and woman)
Unknown, American, 19th Century
ca. 1830
Object number: 2022.25.11.2
Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman
Unknown, American
1780-1790
Object number: 2017.5.29
Image Not Available for Portrait of a woman
Portrait of a woman
Unknown, American, 19th Century
ca. 1825 - 1835
Object number: 2026.1
Image Not Available for Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man
Unknown, American, 19th Century
ca. 1825 - 1835
Object number: 2025.22
Portrait of Cynthia Mary Osborn
Portrait of Cynthia Mary Osborn
Samuel Miller
ca. 1843
Object number: L2015.41.170
Image Not Available for Portrait of Mrs. Robert E. Carter
Portrait of Mrs. Robert E. Carter
1831
Object number: 2023.7.1
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