Mrs. John McAllister (Frances Wardale)
Frances Wardale (1746-1814) was born in Yorkshire, England. She married in London and moved with her husband to Philadelphia in 1773. Her second husband, John McAllister, was an optician.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mrs. John McAllister (Frances Wardale)
- Artist: James Peale (American, Chestertown, Maryland 1749–1831 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Date: 1791
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006
- Object Number: 2006.235.131
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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