Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road Sturbridge Massachusetts 01566 Accession Number: 20.1.62
Date:
Ca. 1795
Notes:
Owner, 1974: Registration Records.
Little, Nina Fletcher, "Country Art in New England 1790-1840," Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village Booklet Series,1965 (second edition), pg. inside cover.
Old Sturbridge Village, 1990.
Summary:
Portrait of Dr. and Mrs. John Brewster seated in country Chippendale chairs with a Pembroke table between them. In the background is a window with a landscape scene that is dotted with trees. Mrs. Brewster holds an open book in her right hand; Mr. Brewster holds a quill pen in his right hand atop a piece of paper resting on the table.