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Painter:
Thompson, William  Search this
Subject:
Bird, Samuel  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Road Harvard Massachusetts 01451 Accession Number: 93
Date:
1839
Notes:
Fruitlands Museums, 1988.
Catalog of American Portraits, 1985.
Sears, Clara Endicott, "Some American Primitives: A Study of New England Faces and Folk Portraits," Port Washington, New York, Kennikat Press, 1968.
(Lower right:) W. Thompson/Artist signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Portrait of Samuel Bird seated near a table with a letter addressed to "Mr. Samuel Bird/Bradford"
Topic:
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Architecture interior  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Letter  Search this
Control number:
IAP 21560100
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_350794