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Painter:
Miller, Samuel ca. 1807-1853 (attributed to)  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
New York State Historical Association Lake Road, Route 80 Cooperstown New York 13326 Accession Number: N-255.61
Date:
Ca. 1845
Notes:
New York State Historical Association, 1974, 1988.
D'Ambrosio, Paul S. and Charlotte M. Evans, "Folk art's many faces: portraits in the New York State Historical Association," Cooperstown, N.Y.: The Association, 1987, no. 65.
Black, Mary & Jean Lipman, "American Folk Painting," New York: C.N. Potter, 1966.
Summary:
Full-length portrait of a girl holding a basket of flowers. She reaches with her right hand to pick a rose. A cat is a her feet. A house and river are in the background.
Topic:
Portrait female--Child  Search this
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Domestic--Gathering  Search this
Object--Flower  Search this
Animal--Cat  Search this
Landscape--River  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this
Primitive  Search this
Control number:
IAP 34070124
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_281842