Margaret Stoutenborough Hubbard

Periodca. 1850 - 1855

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions35.5 × 28.6 in. (90.2 × 72.6 cm)

ClassificationsPortraits

Credit LineGift of Franklin J. Gronde, in memory of his wife, Katherine Holmes Gronde, 1965

Object number1983.554

DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of an elderly woman with brown hair facing forward, wearing a black dress with white lace collar and a brooch, a black shawl, and a white lace day cap. She is sitting in a floral red-upholstered chair, and is holding a book in her clasped hands.
Curatorial RemarksHarvey Jenkins first appeared in Monmouth County in 1849. He remained in the Middletown area until his death in 1908. A Civil War veteran, Jenkins was very active in the Red Bank post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Most of his portraits were painted before his military service. He supported himself later in life by teaching music. Jenkins portrays his subjects in a very honest manner, with special skill in depicting fabrics and lace. The Association’s collection includes a signed Jenkins portrait of Margaret Hubbard's husband Samuel (1983.555), as well as pastel portraits of Margaret Hubbard’s parents, and her daughter Rebecca, all three by Micah Williams. NotesMargaret Stoutenborough was born in Holmdel in 1794, the daughter of John Stoutenborough and Catherine Holmes. She married in 1818 to Samuel Hubbard, lived near Red Bank, and died in 1874.

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