Daughter of Timothy Dutton
MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1830
MediumSilhouette and wood-engraving; cut paper with black ink and black printer's ink on black painted paper in gilt frame under glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 1/2in. (7.6 x 1.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 3in. (10.2 x 7.6cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 x 4 x 7/8in. (12.7 x 10.2 x 2.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1986.283.4
DescriptionHalf-length profile portrait of a young woman, facing right. She is wearing a dress with a high waistline and long sleeves with small puffs at the shoulders.
NotesSubject Note: Despite the inscription, the subject probably is not the daughter of Timothy Dutton I. If the ca. 1830 date is correct, she is more likely to be one of the older daughters of Timothy Dutton III and his wife Mary Williams, possibly Tryphena Dutton (b. 1807) or Mary Dutton (b. 1809). If so, she was probably born in Massachusetts, since although Timothy Dutton III was living in Hebron, Connecticut in 1790, by 1800, he had moved to Northfield, Massachusetts.Inscription Note: Inscriptions on the backs of the silhouettes were probably added by a cataloguer or genealogical researcher at some point in the 20th century. The information contained in them is not necessarily accurate.
Status
Not on view
about 1830
