Mother with Three Daughters
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1845
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions36 x 29 in. (91.4 x 73.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 42 x 35 1/4 in. (106.7 x 89.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 42 x 35 1/4 in. (106.7 x 89.5 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number76.53.21
Terms
- Mother
- Daughters
- Children
- Women
- Interior
On View
On viewLabel TextMother with Three Daughters, ca. 1845 American Oil on canvas Aside from a charming representation of an unknown family, this portrait serves as an exemplar of the ideals of feminine virtue which governed both the public and private lives of women of the middle and upper classes during the early nineteenth century. The mother presides over her home, while her three daughters exhibit attributes—a book, bouquet, and doll—of their training in activities which were frequently associated with women of their social class. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 76.53.21
Gioacchino Giuseppe Serangeli
ca. 1799
