Description:Leather covered case with inner gilt metal mat in good condition after some repair. Elegant, large three quarter length portrait: Signed along the right edge: "Cummings N Y 1845" Good condition despite considerable mildew. Older woman in lace bonnet, black dress and ermine-trimmed stole.
History:Painted in New York City. Illus. in Christie's catalog May 13, 1997, London
