Painter:

Macy, William Ferdinand 1852-1901  Search this

Macy, Hannah (copy after)  Search this

Subject:

Macy, Caleb, Mrs. (Judith Folger)  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 Accession Number: 05.28.1

Date:

1878

Notes:

Jehle, Michael A., ed., "Picturing Nantucket: an art history of the island with paintings from the collection of the Nantucket Historical Association: works by artists born before 1900," Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Historical Association, 2000, fig. 172.

Nantucket Historical Association, 1977.

Summary:

Portrait of Mrs. Macy seated in a wing chair before a fireplace. She has a cap on her head and peers through spectacles at the book "No Cross No Crown," a favorite among Quakers. A black cat is settled at the hem of her white skirt.

Topic:

Portrait female--Full length  Search this

Architecture interior--Domestic  Search this

Animal--Cat  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this

Religion--Quaker  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Eye wear  Search this

Control number:

IAP 22070051

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_268094