Record

Collection	ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Name	Portrait (Elizabeth Boxill)
	Painting
	Picture
Object Number	ABDUA:30500
Other Number	N2022- 18
Other Number Type	Old number
Period	19th century ?
Brief Description	Half portrait of Elizabeth Boxill, facing the viewer, slightly looking to her right on a plain dark green background. She is wearing a green dress that is decorated with a broach in the centre of its front (on her chest). Elizabeth is wearing a pearl necklace and pearl earrings. She is represented with dark brown hair that is styled/ gathered at the top of her head in a bun. Evidence of some decoration over her sleeve which might indicate a shawl or embroidered sleeves.
Dimensions	L: 645mm, W: 460mm (approx)
Materials	Oil on board
Condition	Good
Completeness	Complete
Technique	Painting
Maker	unknown
Place Key	Europe, Scotland, Aberdeen
Inscription Content	Label on the back: Ellen Elizabeth Boxhill, wife of William Boxhill, MD - Maiden name , unknown. Dies September 12- 1832. Her husband buried at St George's Church Yard, Bloomsbury. In Pencil on the back: HARTILL 17061 Full page / entry form - stuck on the back with info about Elizabeth and William Boxhill.
Aquisition Source	David Hartill
Aquisition Date	09/01/2023
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