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Portrait of Louisa Scott

Object number2013.114.14

MediumPaper, ink, paint, wood, cardboard

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Partial gift of Linda Barrett

DescriptionFramed oval, bust-length portrait of a woman turned three quarters to the proper right. Woman is wearing a black, button down top with a white collar and a hand painted gold necklace. Woman's hair is parted in the center and pulled up. Frame has a brown calico border and a gold inner border.Dimensions22.75 x 1.125 x 16.75 in. (57.8 x 2.9 x 42.5 cm)
Historical NotesEverett Scott, Sr., and his wife Louisa were born in Virginia and migrated to Pittsburgh sometime in the late 19th century. Scott was a furniture maker, grocer, and laborer. He owned a store called Scott & Holmes that sold everything from live poultry, fish and oysters, butter and eggs, and hard and soft shell crabs. Part of a collection related to Everett Mead Scott/Holmes family. A noted family in Pittsburgh’s African American community included local business owners, legal scholars, and professional Jazz musicians. Relatives and descendants of the family include legal scholar Derrick Bell, and Jazz pianist Charles Bell.

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