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Portrait of a fair-skinned woman (Helen Jackson Cabot Almy) wearing a black dress buttoned up to her neck.

The woman’s face is painted in three-quarter head and shoulders view as she looks to the right, high cheekbones, not smiling. She has a blush of pink on her cheeks and chin, and her eyes are blue. A thin line of white lace peaks out from under her collar. Her dark hair is up in a bun behind her head, parted in the middle, her right ear is visible to the viewer. Her fair skinned face stands out compared to the dark hair and dress. The background is undescribed variation of brown brushstrokes.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.265
People
Lilla Cabot Perry, American (Boston, MA 1848 - 1933 Hancock, NH)
Title
Helen Jackson Cabot Almy (Mrs. Charles Almy)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1890
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/322351

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
framed: 67.3 x 61 x 8.3 cm (26 1/2 x 24 x 3 1/4 in.)
48.9 x 41.3 cm (19 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From artist to artist's sister, Mrs. Charles Almy (Helen Jackson Cabot); to her daughters, Miss Mary Almy, and/or Miss Helen J. Almy of 987 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, 1936; to John Bidwell, Sr., of 216 Crosslands, Kennett Square, PA, 19438, 1976 to 2007; his gift to the Harvard Art Museums, 2007.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John Bidwell
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.265
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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