Thomas Day
MakerMade by
William H. Brown
(American, 1808 - 1883)
SubjectPortrait of
Thomas Day
(American, 1777 - 1855)
Date1843
MediumSilhouette; cut paper with shadow pencil mounted on wove paper containing lithographic scene with ink wash, mounted on cardboard.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (silhouette height x width): 10 1/4 x 2 1/8in. (26 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10 1/2in. (35.6 x 26.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 x 10 1/2in. (35.6 x 26.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William Henry Brown
Object number1843.34.13
DescriptionFull length silhouette portrait of a man facing left. He is wearing a coat and trousers and has top hat on his head. The pronounced bend in his right arm suggests that his left hand may be in his coat pocket. He stands in the bend of a dirt road with the trunk of a tree behind him. A river or lake and hills or mountains are in the background.
Label TextThomas Day (1777-1855) graduated from Yale College in 1797. He was admitted to the Bar in 1799, and he immediately began practicing law in Hartford, Connecticut. Thomas Day was Connecticut Secretary of State from 1810-1835. He was a Reporter for the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1814 until his retirement in 1853. He was an Associate Judge in the Hartford County Court from 1815-1825, then served as Chief Judge of that court from 1825-1833. Day was an original member of the Connecticut Historical Society, serving as President from 1838-1855.
NotesSubject Note: Thomas Day (1777-1855) graduated from Yale College in 1797. He was admitted to the Bar in 1799, and he immediately began practicing law in Hartford, Connecticut. Thomas Day was Connecticut Secretary of State from 1810-1835. He was a Reporter for the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1814 until his retirement in 1853. He was an Associate Judge in the Hartford County Court from 1815-1825, then served as Chief Judge of that court from 1825-1833. Day was an original member of the Connecticut Historical Society, serving as President from 1838-1855.Status
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