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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
Mrs. James Martha Phillips
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John Beale Bordley (1800-1882)
Mrs. James Martha Phillips c. 1840-1850
Oil on canvas
30 1/32 x 25 in.(76.3 x 63.5 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1944-68-1
  About the Artist
  Artist: John Beale Bordley (1800-1882)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Influences/Attributions: Attributed to John Beale Bordley
Description: Half-length portrait shows Mrs. James Martha Phillips: dark-haired woman wearing white turban, black dress with full sleeves, and white fichu with small brooch. She is seated on red-upholstered sofa. Image has green background with column at left.
Sitter's Life Dates: d.1882
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Inscription in pencil: "Restored 1927. / Miss Eliza of Harford County / Painted by John Beale Bordley of Malthias". Canvas stamp: "GUSTAV HELMICH / Studio 1231 Mt. Royal Ave / Baltimore, MD".
 
 
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