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Mary Sydebotham Shaaff (Mrs. John Thomas Shaaff)
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Robert Field (c. 1769-1819)
Mary Sydebotham Shaaff (Mrs. John Thomas Shaaff) 1800
Watercolor on ivory
3 3/8 x 2 7/8 in. (8.57 x 7.3 cm.)
Gift of Mrs. R.M. Cox
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1971-105-1
About the Artist
Artist: Robert Field (c. 1769-1819)
About the Artwork
Please note: This painting may not currently be on view at the Maryland Historical Society.
Medium: Painting
Description: Three-quarter view half-length portrait shows Mary Sydebotham Shaaff (Mrs. John Thomas Shaaff): woman with gray powdered hair and pink ribbon in hair, facing right. She wears white empire-waist dress with ruffled neckline, and pink ribbon at waistline and shoulders. A red curtain is seen behind, with column and landscape at background right.
Sitter's Life Dates: c. 1779-1810
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: None
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