Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
C08.504 |
Title |
Portrait of Mary Pepperrell Frost |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
An oil on canvas portrait of Mary Pepperrell Frost. The painting is of a woman in a painted oval wearing a white and gold brocade robe with a brown collar and cuffs; she holds a flower with her thumb and forefinger. In 18th century rectangular gilt frame with heavy molding of the type known as a Peter Lely frame. |
Date |
c.1710 |
Artist |
Attributed to the Pepperrell Limner |
Dimensions |
H-33.75 W-25.125 inches |
Material |
Oil on canvas |
Place of Origin |
Boston or Portsmouth |
Provenance |
Subject was the sister of Sir William Pepperrell and was married to John Frost of New Castle. Descended in the Frost family. Cf. C07.505 This portrait is one of several by the same painter, using the same pose and similar clothing. Probably originally in an oval frame. |
People |
Pepperrell, Mary, 1685-1768 Pepperrell, William, 1696-1759 Frost, John Pepperrell Limner |
Search Terms |
New Castle, NH Portsmouth merchants |
Subjects |
Portrait Paintings Oils |
Relation |
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