PORTRAIT OF ELLA LETITIA MERRIWEATHER POST
Creator(s): Alphaeus Philemon Cole (Painter)
On view in: First Floor Library
About this object
Oval portrait of Ella Letitia Merriweather Post, mother of Marjorie Post. She is seen half-length facing full front against a landscape background with foliage and sky. Her white hair is in a pompadour style. She is wearing small diamond stud earrings, a lace choker collar, and a single strand diamond necklace with a dangling heart pendant. She wears a black chiffon dress embroidered with beads in an elaborate scrolled design. The dress has turquoise edging at the V-neck as well as a turquoise underbodice.
- Object name:
- PORTRAIT OF ELLA LETITIA MERRIWEATHER POST
- Made from:
- Oil on canvas
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- 1913
- Size:
- 71.1 × 52.7 cm (28 × 20 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 51.150
- Class:
- PAINTING
- Signature marks:
- SIGNATURE; DATE lower right (on Ella's left sleeve): Alphaeus P. Cole New York 1913
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973