Portrait of Adelaide Benney Shinkle
Portrait of Adelaide Benney Shinkle
Portrait of Adelaide Benney Shinkle

Portrait of Adelaide Benney Shinkle

Object number2013.119.1
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Date1900
MediumOil on canvas; wood
Credit LineGift of Samuel A. McClung III
DescriptionFramed oil painting. Three-quarter length portrait of a young Caucasian woman turned toward the proper right and holding the handle of a parasol(?). Woman is wearing a large, black hat with feathers, a light brown long-sleeved dress with a short collar that has buttons down the center, and dark brown gloves. Gold-colored rectangular wooden frame.Dimensions39.25 x 27.125 x 2.5 in. (99.7 x 68.9 x 6.4 cm)
InscriptionsHandwritten in ink on reverse "ADELAIDE BENNEY / WIFE OF / CHARLES H. SHINKLE / MOTHER OF / ADELAIDE F. (SHINKLE) SMITH".
MarksOn back at top is a shield-shaped sticker that reads: "J.J. GILLESPIE CO. / PICTURES / FINE ART / GALLERIES / MIRRORS / 639 LIBERTY AVE. / PITTSBURGH, PA."
Historical NotesAdelaide Benney Shinkle was born in 1867 and died in 1902. Her husband was Charles H. Shinkle, president of the Myers & Shinkle Co. She and her husband had four children. Adelaide Benney Shinkle was an in-law of Judge Samuel A. McClung and his wife Fannie Merritt McClung. Donor Samuel A. McClung III is a descendent of the Mellon’s as well as the McClungs.
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