Object ID	N0295.1961(02)
Title	New England Woman
Artist	Chandler, Winthrop (attributed to)
Object Name	Painting
Early Date	1775
Late Date	1785
Exhibit label line3	These portraits are the only known works by Winthrop Chandler executed in pastels. With the exception of a possible portrait painting apprenticeship in Boston and about five years in Worcester, Chandler lived his entire life in Chandler Hill, Connecticut. Since Chandler did not sign any of his known works, all attributions are based on documentary evidence that relates the artist to the painting through family tradition or stylistic similarities. The subjects' piercing eyes, tightly pursed lips, beetling brows, and strongly modeled faces are characteristic features of Chandler's work.
Description	Marks: Watermark in the primary support, "DAC" followed by a cluster of grapes and leaves.
Classification	Folk Art--Painting/Drawing--Portrait--Human
Dimensions	H-22 W-16 inches
Material	Pastel on paper over canvas
Place of Origin	Connecticut or Massachusetts (probably)

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Last modified on: November 04, 2005