Object Number 1969.5406 A

Object Name

Painting (Portrait)

Title

Mary Pauline Foster du Pont

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Ellen Emmet Rand (Painter)
03/04/1874-12/18/1941
References: Martha J. Hoppin, The Emmets: a family of women painters (Pittsfield, MA: Berkshire Museum, 1982). The Emmet Family Papers, 1792-1989, are in the Archives of American Art. Ellen Gertrude "Bay" Emmet married William Blanchard Rand in 1911. Her portraits of high society provided the main source of her family income during the Great Depression.

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Date

1890-1920

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

40.1 (H) , 29.1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

101.9 (H) , 73.9 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Lidz, Maggie. 2001 Life at Winterthur: A du Pont Family Album.
• Letter mentioning jewelry, p. 7.