Possibly Dolly Miltimore Rousseau (born 1787)
attributed to Sarah Goodridge, American, 1788 - 1853
about 1822-1823
Watercolor on ivory (miniature)
Overall: 4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in. (11 × 8.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Collection of Dartmouth College Library
W.999.28.34
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Watercolor
Research Area
Watercolor
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on reverse, in graphite, Rousseau (appears to be in 20th century hand)
Label
The most probable sitter for this miniature is Dolly Miltimore Rousseau (1787-1878), sister of Mary Lane Miltimore Hale, who is the likely subject of the other female miniature attributed to Goodridge in this display case. As with her sister, Dolly's attire and hair reflect the then-fashionable neoclassical style. She wears a white, high-waisted empire dress that is set off by a red cashmere shawl. Also true to period taste, her tightly curled hair frames her face and is secured by a large tortoiseshell comb at her crown.
From the 2019 exhibition American Art, Colonial to Modern, curated by Barbara J. MacAdam, Jonathan L. Cohen Curator of American Art
Exhibition History
American Art, Colonial to Modern, Israel Sack Gallery and Rush Family Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 20-October 2, 2020.
Marks of Distinction: Two Hundred Years of American Drawings and Watercolors from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 29-May 29, 2005.
Portraits at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College Museum and Galleries, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 10-April 16, 1978.
Publication History
Barbara J. MacAdam, Marks of Distinction, Two Hundred Years of American Drawings and Watercolors from the Hood Museum of Art, Manchester, Vermont: Hudson Hills Press, 2005, pp. 251, ill. p. 235.
Arthur R. Blumenthal, Portraits at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1978, p. 51, no. 42.
Provenance
Mrs. D. G. Brummett; given to Dartmouth College Library.
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