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Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874) Ruth Berkley 1864
Oil on canvas
35 63/64 x 29 1/64 in. (91.4 x 73.7 cm.)
Gift of Mrs. Virginia Bowie Schoenfeld
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1977-7-1
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This painting may not currently be on view at the Maryland
Historical Society.
Medium: Painting Description: Full-length portrait shows Ruth Berkley as girl seated in a landscape setting. Facing to left, she holds a kitten on her lap. She wears a white off-shoulder dress with blue ribbon, white stockings, and gold ballerina slippers. She sits on a gold-colored mound of earth. Sitter's Life Dates: c. 1858-1864 Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Front lower right corner: AJM insignia
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