c.1860s American Portrait & Rocker Civil War Widow Claire Hailer of Philadelphia antiques There is a hook on

There is a hook on the second from the bottom shelf that has a latch to hold the left door shut

we cannot decipher the name

and this piece would breath life into any space

Very Good Condition

McGillivary most likely exibited paintings at the Otago Art Society where New Zealand artists exibited paintings from 1876 - 1928It currently occupies part of the Dunedin Railway Station

c.1860s American Portrait & Rocker Civil War Widow Claire Hailer of Philadelphia antiques There is a hook onc. 1860s American Portrait & Rocker Civil War Widow Claire Hailer of Philadelphia We are offering This unique, early American oil portrait on canvas is of Claire Hailer, a Civil War Widow. She was a resident of Philadelphia, and her husband was killed at Salem Church, VAon May 3rd, 1863 during the Battle of Chancellorsville The frame is from Swain's Gallery in the 1950 60's as the label shows (see in photo): it probably was at this time thepainting