The image depicts a woman seated in a red chair. She is facing the viewer, with distinct facial features, fair complexion, dark hair styled in curls, and wearing a white bonnet with a green and orange ribbon. She has a dark, patterned dress with long sleeves, a white lace collar, pearls around her neck, and a circular brooch at the center of her collar. The background is a gradient from dark to light hues.
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Wife of Man with Vial

Erastus Salisbury Field (American, 1805 - 1900)

c. 1827

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 75 x 60 cm (29 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.) ; framed: 96.8 x 81.6 x 7.6 cm (38 1/8 x 32 1/8 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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