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Accessibility:
Call No:
  • 1994.50.2
Title:
  • Alice Brown Mason
Author/Creator:
Place of Production/Origin:
Description:
  • Portrait of Alice Brown Mason dressed in black dress and shawl. She wears white frilly collar and ruffled white cap. She has brown curls under cap and blue eyes. She faces front and is seated in a chair. She has a prominent nose and double chin.
Date(s):
  • 1823;
Collection Type:
Object Type:
Material(s):
  • oil
  • canvas
Medium(s):
  • Painting
Research Notes:
  • Mrs. James Mason (Alice Brown) (1777-1823) daughter of John and Sarah Smith Brown, married James Brown Mason in 1799 and bore five children. She was patroness of artist Francis Alexander when he worked in Providence.
Provenance:
Associated Person:
  • Mason, Alice Brown, 1777-1823
Image ID Numbers:
  • https://RIHS.MINISISINC.COM/RIHS_IMAGE/RHiX173025w.jpg
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