The Rose Brocade (Isabel C Lawton)

From Mattatuck Museum

Elsie Rowland Chase (created by)
Mattatuck Historical Soc (owned by)

Oil

canvas, painting

34 in. H X 31 in. W
39.5 in H X 36.625 in W

Portrait of Isabel C. Lawton. Elsie Rowland Chase specialized in painting the world of her friends and family. She studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts from 1884 to 1889 andwas an active member of hte New Haven Paint and lay Club. She was also a member of the National Assoc of Women Painters and Sculptors. In 1890 she married Frederick Starkweather Chase, who was later the founder of the Chase Rolling Mill Company and president of Chase Companies, Inc. The couple lived in Waterbury and Middlebury and raised 6 children. Rowland Park i nWaterbury is named after Elsie's family.

Gift of Mrs. Frederick S. Chase, 1941

Accession/ID Number X68.25