Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cornelia Helen Merrill (ca. 1880-1963)
Object Number:
1963.35
Medium:
Pastel and oil on paper laid on canvas, mounted on a stretcher
Dimensions:
Diameter: 18 3/8 in. ( 46.7 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "J. Wells Champney"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in yellow and brown pastel: "J. Wells Champney"
Gallery Label:
The subject was the daughter of Payson Merrill and Emma H. (Strong) Merrill of New York. She married John Vosburgh Irwin (1874-1967) at Brick Presbyterian Church on November 21, 1905. Irwin was an estate lawyer and served as a trustee of The New-York Historical Society from 1935 until his death.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. John V. Irwin (the sitter)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.