Mrs. James Merrill Cook

The portrait depicts a woman with dark hair pulled back on her head. She wears a white dress with thin black stripes. A black shawl with a floral pattern covers her shoulders; it has a fringe on the bottom. The woman holds a wide-brimmed hat adorned with a ribbon in her hands. A column is on the right side. The background is dark with a distant landscape. The woman looks straight ahead with a neutral expression. The title of the portrait is "Mrs. James Merrill Cook" and the artist is Nelson Cook.