Artist/Maker
Wall, William Allen - attributed
American, 1801 - 1885
Title
Overpainted portrait
Mediumpastel
Dimensions8 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (21 × 18.4 cm)
Donor credit lineGift of Martha C. Leonard
Object number2018.23.37
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionGilt framed pastel reputed to be of Maryann (Reynard) Almy, wife of James Tucker Almy, and their daughter Sarah Wall Almy. It is not signed, but the family always stated it was by William Allen Wall, a distant relative.ProvenanceAlmy Family HeirloomOn View
Not on view1745-1925
James Almy
Palmer & Bachelders
Circa 1860
Circa 1896
1725-1960
Benjamin Dexter
