Portrait of Marion McDowell Scully
Portrait of Marion McDowell Scully
Portrait of Marion McDowell Scully

Portrait of Marion McDowell Scully

Object number86.1.115
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Date1850
MediumOil on canvas; Wood
Credit LineCourtesy of Emma Robertson Hurtt
DescriptionFramed oil painting. Oval portrait of a woman with dark hair. She is wearing a blue green dress with a white shawl wrapped around her head and shoulders in front of a brown background. Frame is gold ornate.Dimensions34.4999 x 29.4999 in. (87.6 x 74.9 cm)
InscriptionsOn Back: Marion McDowell Scully/1826-1890/Owned by granddaughter/Mrs. Emma Robertson Hurtt
Historical NotesThis painting was loaned to the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania by Emma Robertson Hurtt. She was the grandaughter of Marion McDowell Scully.Label TextMarion McDowell, born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, was the daughter of physician, Dr. Andrew McDowell. She married John D. Scully who worked at the First National Bank for over forty years, was the director of several railroads, treasurer of Mercy Hospital, and financial advisor to the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. One of her six sisters was married to Stephen Collins Foster. It is said that Marion Station in Hazelwood was named for her.
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