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Portrait of Mrs. Perez Morton, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Stuart, Gilbert 1755-1828  Search this
Subject:
Morton, Perez, Mrs. (Sarah Wentworth Apthorp)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on wood
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Winterthur Delaware 19735 Accession Number: 63.77
Date:
Ca. 1800-1802
Notes:
Owner, 1972.
"Barratt, Carrie Rebora, and Ellen G. Miles, "Gilbert Stuart," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, fig. 129.
Image on file.
"Barratt, Carrie Rebora, and Ellen G. Miles, "Gilbert Stuart," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, fig. 129.
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Summary:
Portrait of Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton seated with gaze directed towardt he viewer, and her right hand fingering a bracelet on her left wrist. On the table in front of her are an inkwell, paper, and a book, and to the left is a portrait bust of George Washington.
Topic:
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Jewelry  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Object--Other--Writing Tool  Search this
Object--Art Object--Sculpture  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08110084
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_39724