Overall good with surface grime and abrasions, panel is slightly warped. Note: Abby Sweetser (1781 - 1859) was the wife of Benjamin C. Sweetser, a leather worker and trunk maker from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They had seven children. Provenance: By decent through the family of Major John Mead Gould.Dates: (American School, Mid 19th Century).Frame: Heavy Mahogany.Medium: Oil on Panel.Signature: Unsigned.Title: "Bust Length Portrait of Abby Mellish Sweetser". Condition: Dimensions: Framed: 35" x 30".