Maria "Polly" Hopper Zabriskie

Period1823

MediumPastel on paper

Dimensions26 × 22 in. (66 × 55.9 cm)

SignedPaper label on the reverse in the apparent handwriting of the artist, "This portrait taken July 6, 1823 - / by Micah Williams - / Polly Zabriskie Aged 40 years."

ClassificationsPortraits

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Strong, 2014

Object number2015.6.1

DescriptionWoman with dark brown hair and brown eyes facing left wearing a black high-waisted dress with a white ruffled lace collar, and a white lace day cap festooned with white ribbons. She is holding a book in her left hand, which is cradled in her right hand. The background is a mottled brown/green color. Lined on the reverse with an unidentified newspaper from Paterson, NJ, and an unidentified newspaper from New York City.
NotesMaria or “Polly” Hopper of Bergen County, NJ, was born in 1782, a daughter of Capt. John A. Hopper and Mary Cooper. She married Cornelius C. Zabriskie in 1803, and they became the parents of four children. Polly Zabriskie died in 1852, and was first interred on the family farm. Her remains were later removed to the Valleau Cemetery in Ridgewood.

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