This is an oil on canvas double portrait of a mother and child. The mother, a woman of about thirty, is seated on a sheraton sofa; standing at her left side is a child of about two years of age. The mother has blue-gray eyes and light hair. She wears a high-waisted black dress with white muslin and lace guimpe, and with sleeves trimmed with white lace. In her right hand she holds a half opened book, and her left arm encircles the child. The child is turned slightly to the left toward her mother. She wears a high-waisted muslin dress trimmed about the neck with lace. Her right hand rests on her mother's shoulder and in her left hand she holds a bunch of strawberry leaves and berries. The sofa is covered with some dark material attached to the frame with brass-headed tacks. The background is gray. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1808-09. Place of creation: Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Dimensions: Overall: 30 x 25 1/2 in. (76.2 x 64.8 cm) Overall, Frame: 35 x 30 1/8 x 2 in. (88.9 x 76.5 x 5.1 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Chrysler Museum of Art. Mrs. Abraham White, Jr., and Daughter Rose by Joshua Johnson
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