Portrait of Sarah Negley Mellon
Object number2013.119.5
Photographer
Theobald Chartran
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.
Related person
Sarah Negley Mellon
(1817 - 1909)
Related person
Thomas Alexander Mellon Sr.
(1813 - 1908)
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