* William Matthew Prior (1806-1873)

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Description

William Matthew Prior
A Portrait of Clarissa Hurd of Washington, New Hampshire
oil on academy board
13 3/4 by 9 3/4 in. 34.9 by 24.8cm

painted circa 1840; in a period faux-bois painted frame.

Provenance

Pam Boynton, Groton, Massachusetts
Wayne Pratt, Woodbury, Connecticut

Catalogue Note

Clarissa Elizabeth Hurd, daughter of Jesse Hurd and his wife, was born March 7, 1824 in New Durham Township, Strafford, New Hampshire. She married John T. Merrill in New Hampshire in July, 1849.