Portrait of an Old Woman

Title

Portrait of an Old Woman

Description

Oil painting from photograph by Susanna Adams Winn. Small painting of an older woman seated facing forward. She wears a cap on her head and a black dress with a lace collar and decorative shawl. She is wearing a ring on her right middle finger. In her right hand she appears to be holding scissors. She is holding in her left hand a small piece of blue fabric, along with knitting needles and yarn. Her hands are resting in her lap. The frame is a large rectangle with oval inset, with ornate flower and leaf detatil in gold gilded wood.

Subject

Amateur works
Older people
Paintings
Portraits
Women
Winn, Susanna Adams

Source

Digital Commonwealth

Relation

https://s3.amazonaws.com/pastperfectonline/images/museum_986/054/thumbs/201686-3.jpg

Type

image

References

https://arlingtonhistorical.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/D9B92A6E-15CB-4377-AB2B-071318379517

Citation

“Portrait of an Old Woman,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/39793.

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