Portrait of Mrs. Sullivan Lucion Carpenter

Evans, John T. (active 19th century)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

1833

Height:

31.4 cm  (12 3/8 in.)

Width:

22.9 cm  (9 in.)

Technique / Medium:

watercolor on board

Place of creation:

United States

School:

Folk art (traditional art)

Description

This portrait of Mrs. Carpenter (maiden name Lucinda Warren Goddard) presents her fashionably dressed, holding a drawstring purse in her right hand and a key-like device in her left, as she stands beside a table where a box (perhaps a music box?) and open music book can be seen. Commentary from museum website: Folk art portrait. Lucinda Warren Goddard, Boston, 1811- 1895, wife of man in no. 1117. Painted the year of her marriage, 1833. Full-length, head profile to right, standing by low table on which is an open box, music and drapery. Wearing a high comb, earrings, cross on chain, full-sleeved dress and gloves, and carrying reticule.

People as subjects

Carpenter, Sullivan Lucion, Mrs. (1811-1895) (Non-musician/dancer)

Iconclass

61B2(MRS. SULLIVAN LUCION CARPENTER)11
historical person (MRS. SULLIVAN LUCION CARPENTER) - historical person (MRS. SULLIVAN LUCION CARPENTER) portrayed alone
41D
fashion, clothing
41D2661
necklace
41D267
purse, money-bag
48C761
musical box
48C74
notation of music
48C741
printed edition of musical score

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Musical box [4494] (box is possibly musical but depiction is uncertain)

Musical works

legible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 2

Notes

Companion portrait of her husband Mr. Carpenter is MFA id. 57.226.

RIdIM record id

6058