American School 1837. Portrait of a Lady ht. 36 in.,...

American School, 1837.
Portrait of a Lady
The female sitter wearing ruffled lace and ribbon bonnet, tasseled collar over buttoned blouse, and colorfully embroidered white shawl over black mutton-sleeved gown, the background with gild-fringed scarlet drapery parted at right to reveal sunset light in distance, inscribed "March 1837" on reverse, mounted in later grain-painted frame, (crazing, creasing from earlier frame or stretchers),
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
ht. 36 in., wd. 28 in.
Provenance
From the collection of Sue Connell, Southfield, Massachusetts.