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Dr. John Brewster and His Second Wife (Ruth Avery), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Brewster, John Jr. 1766-1854  Search this
Subject:
Brewster, John  Search this
Brewster, John, Mrs. (Ruth Avery)  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
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.
Topic:
Portrait group--Family--Spouses  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Medicine--Doctor  Search this
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Architecture interior--Detail--Window  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Letter  Search this
Object--Other--Writing Tool  Search this
Recreation--Leisure--Reading  Search this
Recreation--Leisure--Letter Reading & Writing  Search this
Control number:
IAP 23090368
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_271455