Flora Stewart

November 5, 1867

A. W. Kimball

Associated Names
A. W. Kimball

Artist, American, active 1870s

An elderly woman is seated in a chair, captured from the waist up. She is sitting upright, facing forward with her hands resting in her lap. She has a calm expression. Her facial features include deep-set eyes and a serene demeanor, with her hair covered by a dark headscarf. She is wearing a dark, richly textured dress adorned with a broad, white lace collar. The sleeves and front of her dress feature ruffles. She holds a cane in her right hand, resting its handle on her knee. The background consists of a simple wall. The chair is partially visible with a wooden texture and elegant detailing on one side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.6 × 5.1 cm (3 3/8 × 2 in.)
    mount: 9.9 × 6.1 cm (3 7/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.112.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Fleischer's Auctions, Columbus, OH, 12 March 2023, lot 307); (Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

bottom center on mount printed in blue ink: FLORA STEWART, LONDONDERRY, N. H. / Aged 117 years. Taken Nov. 5, 1867.; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: 3413 1609; center left perpendicular: 13483; center printed in black ink: Photographed / BY / A. W. KIMBALL, / 244 ELM STREET, / Patten's Block, / MANCHESTER, . . . N.H.; by unknown hand, center right and lower right in graphite: [illegible] he kept / the other; lower center printed in black ink: Additional copies can be had at any time

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