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Rebecca at the Well
Rebecca at the Well

Rebecca at the Well

Dateafter 1815
DimensionsSight: 17 1/4 × 19 7/8 in. (43.8 × 50.5 cm)
Object numberN0078.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis painting illustrates the twenty-fourth chapter of Genesis in which Abraham's servant gives two golden bracelets to Rebecca after she has drawn water for him and his camels. Pictures based on familiar Bible stories are typical of the work taught in young ladies' drawing classes. The brushwork is a clever imitation of embroidery; watercolor painting being less difficult and time-consuming for the novice than needlework.
Exhibition History"Women in Folk Art", Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY, May 2, 1979 - June 20, 1979; American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY, January 14, 1979 - April 29, 1979.
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