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Portrait of Mrs. Decatur Howard Miller (Eliza Credilla Hare)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In this elegant, colorful portrait, a companion to Walters 37.2558, Miller excels as a portraitist. He shows his sister-in-law standing with her back to a mirror, which, in turn, reflects her bare neck and shoulders. Hanging from her right shoulder is a red velvet drapery with a green lining. Beside her on a table is a bowl containing a large goldfish.
Mrs. Decatur H. Miller, née Eliza Credilla Hare, was the daughter of Jesse Hare of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Baltimore, and of Catherine Welch (who is portrayed by Miller in another portrait owned by the museum, WAM 37.2467). Her father was an extremely wealthy tobacco manufacturer who introduced the use of licorice in the manufacture of chewing tobacco. Eliza was married to D. H. Miller on October 14, 1847.
Provenance
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Mrs. L. Vernon Miller, Sr.; given to Walters Art Museum, 1978.
Exhibitions
| 1988 | Alfred Jacob Miller: Maryland and the West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Washington College, Chestertown; Frostburg State University, Frostburg; Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Rockville. |
| 1981-1982 | Alfred Jacob Miller: An Artist on the Oregon Trail. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth; Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody. |
Geographies
USA, Maryland, Baltimore (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 47 3/4 x W: 36 3/4 in. (121.29 x 93.35 cm); Framed H: 60 13/16 × W: 48 13/16 × D: 4 5/16 in. (154.5 × 124 × 11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. L. Vernon Miller, Sr., 1978
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2557
