Painting, Portrait - Maude Jordan (Lorenzo Gibson Family)
Object number2008.174.01
Date1858
MediumOil on canvas in original gilt frame
Dimensions33 x 27 in. (83.8 x 68.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionOil portrait of Matilda (Maude) Jordan (1853-1913), aged 5 daughter of Dr. John Augustus Jordan and Irene Johnson. Maude was born in Douglas township, now Lincoln County, Arkansas. She was named for her maternal grandmother, Matilda Williams Jordan (2008.174.06). Maude is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas. Maude is wearing a white lace dress which exposes her shoulders. She is also wearing a yellow sun hat with a light blue ribbon. She sits alertly with a wistful expression with her legs folded underneath her. She is also wearing patent leather shoes. There is a flower basket behind her which carries a red and white floral arrangement.
She was the eldest daughter of the Jordans. Her sister, Mary Jordan, married Lorenzo P. Gibson, Jr. Maude never married and lived with her sister and Dr. Gibson until her death.
Status
Not on view
September 11, 1864
