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Portrait of Delia Varney, July 8, 1837
Joseph H. Davis (American, 1811–1865)
July 8, 1837
Medium/Technique
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Image: 25.6 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.2 x 22.2 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 30.2 x 22.2 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number51.2522
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1113, color plate XV (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- portraits. Woman in light dress with embroidered bertha and apron, standing profile to right, with beaded bag in right hand and book in left. Flowering plant in pot right. Decorated corners and bright rug pattern.
InscriptionsLower margin in decorative black script (ink): Delia Varney. Aged 35, October 26, 1837./ Painted July 8th 1837.
Provenance1951, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 8, 1951)