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Catherine Bose Dobbin (Mrs. George Dobbin)

Description

Half-length portrait of Catherine Bose Dobbin (1786-1875) Her curled brown hair is tucked underneath a white turban. She wears a lace collar and a thin gold chain over a black dress with gigot sleeves. She carries a red patterned shawl on her shoulder. She married George Dobbin (1774-1811) of Ireland in Baltimore on September 15, 1805.

Date

circa 1830s

Materials

Oil on panel

Object ID

1986.68.5

Resource ID

7924

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Roberta Thomas-Platt

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.