Description
Less than two months before the 80-year-old Powell passed away, one of her sons commissioned this portrait in order to commemorate her life and create an heirloom for future generations. According to the sitter’s granddaughter, Powell was “a little woman of sober conviction and strong Presbyterian faith.” The painting passed through a line of female descendants until shortly before it was given to the museum.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1980-); Ellery Sedgwick, Jr. [1908-1991], Cleveland, OH, to the Cleveland Museum of Art (By 1937-1980); Mabel Cabot Sedgwick [1873-1937], by descent to her son, Ellery Sedgwick, Jr. (By 1920-by 1937); Elizabeth Rogers Mason Cabot [1834-1920], by descent to her daughter, Mabel Cabot Sedgwick (-by 1920); Anna Powell Rogers? (By 1915); Mr. or Mrs. Henry Rogers, possibly by descent to Mrs. Rogers' sister, Elizabeth Cabot (By 1873); Anna Powell Perkins, Boston, by descent to her granddaughter, Mrs. Henry Rogers, or to Mr. Henry Rogers (By 1783)
Accession Number
1980.202
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 143.5 x 119 x 7 cm (56 1/2 x 46 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 126.6 x 100.6 cm (49 13/16 x 39 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Ellery Sedgwick Jr., in memory of Mabel Cabot Sedgwick
