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Title |
Portrait of Mary Emma Flood, c. 1906-1918 |
Object Name |
Portrait |
Description |
Portrait of Mary Emma Flood, c. 1906-1918. Oval shaped framed watercolor-on ivory portrait of Mary Emma Flood. Portrait was painted by Oscar Kumatty. Mary is depicted in 3/4 profile against a green background and is wearing a dark brown long sleeved dress with black buttons up the front, a black lace outer collar, a white eyelet inner collar. She also has an earring in her right ear and is wearing a white brooch with a red ground where her collar meets in the front. Her brown hair is worn up with a center part in the front. Image is housed inside a gold oval-shaped frame with a tilted loop for hanging at the top. Etched on the back of the frame is, "Mary Emma Flood / Born August 17, 1827 / Died Jan. 27, 1897." |
Date |
c. 1906-1918 |
Creator |
Kumatty, Oscar |
Role |
Artist |
Catalog Number |
2021.004.003 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-4 D-0.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
5.5 x 4 x .5 (frame); 4 x 3 (image) |
Collection |
3D - Art |
Inscription Text |
"SHREVE & CO 14.K" (stamped into back of frame loop); "Mary Emma Flood / Born August 17, 1827 / Died Jan. 27, 1897" (etched into center back of frame) |
Provenance |
Seven individually framed watercolor-on-ivory portraits featuring the Flood family painted by Oscar Kumatty, c. 1907 and housed inside a custom shadow-box frame of the same period. |
Search Terms |
Flood, Mary Emma Framed Art frames |
Subjects |
Families Portrait paintings |
People |
Flood, Mary Emma |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Ted Stebbins |