Artwork Title: Lady with Her Pets (Molly Wales Fobes)

Lady with Her Pets (Molly Wales Fobes), 1790

Rufus Hathaway

"Lady with Her Pets," Hathaway's earliest known work, depicts Molly Wales Fobes of Raynham, MA. Fashionably dressed, Molly sits in a Chippendale-style chair surrounded by a fantastical array of “pets,” which were likely included as emblems of her beauty, loyalty, and affection. They may also reference her family’s interest in natural history... The flowers decorating her fan... http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/11040?high=on&rpp=30&pg=1&rndkey=20160115&ft=*&pos=10
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