Provenance

Post family

American, est. 1708

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The image shows a woman in a full-length portrait. She has a pale complexion, arched eyebrows, a small mouth, and dark eyes. She wears a cap, a red and gold dress with white lace detailing, and floral patterns. Her shoes are visible beneath the dress, and she wears a pearl necklace. She holds a dark object in one hand and has the other hand on her waist. The background is dark with flowers on the left and a pattern of roses on the right.
American 18th Century, Catalyntje Post, c. 1747, oil on canvas, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1980.62.34

Catalyntje Post

American 18th Century · c. 1747 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1980.62.34

Bibliography

1976

  • Pearson, Jonathan. Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady from 1662-1800. Baltimore, 1976: 145, 236.