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Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) Mary Tilghman Roberts (Mrs. Edward Roberts) 1790
Oil on canvas
35 63/64 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.6 cm.)
Bequest of Miss Agnes Riddell Owen Tilghman
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1973-13-3
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This painting may not currently be on view at the Maryland
Historical Society.
Medium: Painting Description: Three-quarter length portrait shows Mary Tilghman Roberts (Mrs. Edward Roberts): woman with long brown hair, wearing lavender-blue dress with white fichu and cuffs. In left hand, she holds miniature of niece, Mary Elizabeth Tilghman, which is attached to beige cord at waist. Woman is seated in federal side chair, with elbow on table. Sitter's Life Dates: 1753-1819 Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Signature, lower right: "C W Peale / Painted 1790"
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