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Dressed in a blue silk gown with an empire waist, white lace trimmings, and a matching turban, nineteen-year-old Rhoda Smith posed for her portrait. Rhoda was the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Reuben Smith. She was born in Northfield, Massachusetts in 1775, and was a student at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield. She married Henry Bardwell of Deerfield in 1807 and died in 1818 at age 43. The portrait is attributed to painter Charles Lyman (1778-1814).

 

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Rhoda Smith Bardwell (1775-1818)

creator   Charles Lyman [Attributed to] (1778-1814)
date   c. 1794
location   Northfield, Massachusetts
height   25.0"
width   19.37"
process/materials   oil on canvas mounted on masonite
item type   Art/Painting
accession #   #1889.30.09


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