The image depicts a woman seated in a three-quarter view. She has light skin, delicate facial features with slightly arched eyebrows, and her hair is styled with prominent coils. She is holding a small red book, with her left hand resting against her face. She wears a dark gown with long sleeves, a lace collar, and lace cuffs. She also wears a black cap trimmed with lace and a ribbon in pink, blue, and yellow. The background is deep brown, and she is seated on a red velvet chair with gold studs along the edge.

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Jane Storm Teller

Ammi Phillips (American, 1788 - 1865)

c. 1835

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 83.7 x 68.5 cm (32 15/16 x 26 15/16 in.) ; framed: 93.3 x 78.1 x 7.6 cm (36 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 3 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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