Joseph Peck
MakerMade by
Fitz Hubert
Date1800-1820
MediumSilhouette; cut paper on black paper in gilt frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (silhouette height x width): 2 1/8 x 1 1/4in. (5.4 x 3.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 5/16 x 2 7/8in. (8.4 x 7.3cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 4 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 11/16in. (10.8 x 9 x 1.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Miss Jessie A. Parsons
Object number1962.64.2
DescriptionBust-length silhouette portrait of a man facing left. He is wearing a coat, frilled shirt, and possibly a neckcloth.
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NotesSubject Note: Joseph Peck was born in Lyme, Connecticut, on 26 April 1776, the son of Mather Peck and his first wife Esther (Colt) Peck. He was a farmer. He married Anna Reed (d.1864), daughter of George and Mary (Ely) Reed on 7 February 1799. They had at least two children. Joseph Peck died on 4 July 1838 in Lyme, Connecticut. Status
Not on view
about 1830
