Portrait of Sarah Negley Mellon
Portrait of Sarah Negley Mellon
Portrait of Sarah Negley Mellon

Portrait of Sarah Negley Mellon

Object number2013.119.5
Photographer
Date1896
OriginNY
MediumPaper, ink, paint, wood
Credit LineGift of Samuel A. McClung III
DescriptionFramed black-and-white photograph. Portrait depicts an older woman with wavy white hair. She is seated on a sofa and slightly turned to the proper left. She is wearing a large, billowing, black dress and a white ruffled blouse. Wood frame is painted gold.Dimensions40.75 x 35.25 x 1.75 in. (103.5 x 89.5 x 4.4 cm)
SignedTop right corner" "Chartran / N.Y. 1896."
Historical NotesPortrait of Sarah Negley Mellon. Sarah Negley married Thomas Alexander Mellon, Sr. on August 22, 1843. She and Thomas had eight children and played a prominent role in Pittsburgh in the late 1800s. Her husband was the founder of Mellon Bank. Donor Samuel A. McClung III is a descendent of the Mellon’s as well as the McClungs.
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