The image shows a woman seated and facing slightly to her right. She is sewing or embroidering a white piece of fabric. She has distinct facial features, fair complexion, light blue eyes, and brown hair styled in a bun with two curls draping over her forehead. She wears a black outfit with a white lace collar that extends over her shoulders. A black choker with a gold element is around her neck. She sits on a chair with a visible brass or gold element on the edge. The background is a dark reddish-brown color.

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Probably Sarah Cook Arnold Knitting

American 19th Century

c. 1830

Medium: oil on wood
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 89.6 x 58 cm (35 1/4 x 22 13/16 in.) ; framed: 105.7 x 74 x 9.5 cm (41 5/8 x 29 1/8 x 3 3/4 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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