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Mrs. Oswald John Cammann (Catherine Navarre Macomb)

Thomas Seir Cummings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The portrait depicts a woman seated in a chair. She has fair skin and brown hair styled in two low buns on either side of her head. Her hair is curled at the ends. She wears a black dress with long sleeves and a white collar. Her hands are clasped together in her lap. The chair she sits in is made of dark wood with a red cushion. The background is a plain wall with a white surface and a darker area to the left. The portrait is framed in gold.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1843
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Culture
American
Dimensions
515 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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