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Property of the Montclair Art Museum, sold to benefit the Acquisition Endowment Fund
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
Mrs. Sarah Bordley
Details
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
Mrs. Sarah Bordley
signed, dated and inscribed 'Mrs. Sarah Bordley aged/yrs/54=7m/painted May 31, 1788 by CW Peale (on the reverse prior to lining)
oil on canvas
25 x 19¾ in. (63.5 x 50.2 cm.)
Mrs. Sarah Bordley
signed, dated and inscribed 'Mrs. Sarah Bordley aged/yrs/54=7m/painted May 31, 1788 by CW Peale (on the reverse prior to lining)
oil on canvas
25 x 19¾ in. (63.5 x 50.2 cm.)
Provenance
Mrs. Sarah Bordley.
Mrs. James Gibson, daughter of the above.
Mr. Edward Shippen, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by bequest from the above, 1863.
Mrs. Roland S. Morris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by descent.
Mrs. William Machold and Mr. Edward Shippen Morris, by descent.
Acquired by the present owner, 1954.
Mrs. James Gibson, daughter of the above.
Mr. Edward Shippen, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by bequest from the above, 1863.
Mrs. Roland S. Morris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by descent.
Mrs. William Machold and Mr. Edward Shippen Morris, by descent.
Acquired by the present owner, 1954.
Literature
M.S. Kushner, A. Anreus, M. Grzesiak and V. Wageman, Three Hundred Years of American Painting: The Montclair Art Museum Collection, New York, 1989, p. 168, no. 356, illustrated.
Exhibited
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Loan Exhibition of Historical Portraits, December 1, 1887-January 15, 1888, no. 51.
Huntington, New York, Heckscher Museum, Mistaken Identity, December 17, 1972-January 28, 1973.
Montclair, New Jersey, Montclair Art Museum, 18th Century Portraits, September 9-October 31, 1979.
Huntington, New York, Heckscher Museum, Mistaken Identity, December 17, 1972-January 28, 1973.
Montclair, New Jersey, Montclair Art Museum, 18th Century Portraits, September 9-October 31, 1979.
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Bridget Young
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