Object ID	N0077.1961
Title	Two Women
Artist	Pinney, Eunice Griswold
Object Name	Painting
Early Date	1810
Late Date	1820
Exhibit label line3	The daughter of a wealthy settler in rural Connecticut, Pinney had unusual exposure to culture. Unlike many other women at this time, Eunice Griswold Pinney read extensively and painted watercolors. She is believed to have taken up the art in her thirties and based many of her watercolors on written stories such as Goethe's "Sorrows of Werther", Homer's "Iliad", and the Bible. Pinney also painted more personal subjects such as mourning pictures and this intimate watercolor of two women.
Description	"Two Women," watercolor on paper. No marks.
Dimensions	H-10 W-12 inches
Material	Watercolor on paper
Place of Origin	Windsor, Hartford County, CT

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Last modified on: November 04, 2005