Portrait of Babette Lippman
Portrait of Babette Lippman
Portrait of Babette Lippman

Portrait of Babette Lippman

Object number2018.100.1
Artist
Date1855
MediumOil paint; Paperboard(?); Wood; Gilding; Metal; Paper; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Judith Stein Kelly and Barbara Rauh Stein
DescriptionFramed oil painting on paperboard(?). Rectangular painting depicts a portrait of a seated elderly woman from the waist up in three-quarter view facing and gazing slightly proper right. Woman has dark brown hair parted in the middle with white fabric and lace bonnet. Woman has blue-gray eyes, wears gold earrings, and her dress is dark brown with lace collar, gold brooch at front of collar, gold necklace hanging down chest with bottom of necklace held in her proper left hand. Dress has black buttons down the front, black bows on the shoulders, black trim on the lower sleeves, and a black belt with gold buckle. Woman wears a gold ring on her proper left little finger and her proper left arm rests on red cushion or chair arm. Green background. Painting's substrate (paper? paperboard?) is mounted on a four member strainer with horizontal crossbar. Painting is framed in a rectangular gilt wooden frame with composition decorative detail band around the side. Reverse of the paperboard has three paper labels adhered to the top with adhesive tape. Reverse of frame has two eyebolts.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Framed): 32.625 x 27.625 x 2.125 in. (82.9 x 70.2 x 5.4 cm)
Height x Width (Sight size): 29.375 x 24.438 in. (74.6 x 62.1 cm)
InscriptionsReverse of the paperboard has three paper labels adhered to the top with adhesive tape:

Viewer's left label has handwritten text in blue ink "BABETTE LIPPMAN / Maternal grandmother of / Marcus Rauh / Great grandmother of / BRR / Great Great Grandm. of / ARST MAR / G-G-G Grandmother / of BRS & JAS";

Center label has printed black text "MRS. JAMES R. ROSENFELD / 98 GARDEN ROAD / SCARSDALE, NEW YORK / Mordecai (Marcus) Lippman born 1800-died Aug 1, 1846 / on Tishubouf. In 1831 he married / Babette--- who was born in 1801 and died in Pittsburgh on / Dec 26, 1875 on the 28th day of Kislev. / She was buried in Troy Hill Cemetery, Pgh. / Their four children were: / Regina Lippman Feuchtwanger, 6/1/1832 - 7/26/1921 / Rosalia Lippman Rauh, 5/4/1834 - 12/25/1915 / Abraham Lippman, 10/17/38 to 3/21/1910 / Mina Lippman Aaron, 2/6/1841 - to 9/24/1913";

Viewer's right label has handwritten text in black ink "Painted by Louis Fritzel / in 1855".

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