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Museum purchase, 2017.72.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Silhouette of Lemuel Adams
Museum purchase, 2017.72.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

Silhouette of Lemuel Adams

Subject (American, 1769 - 1850)
DateFebruary 4, 1828
MediumHollow cut silhouette; gilt frame
DimensionsFrame: 4 3/8 × 4in. (11.1 × 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2017.72.0
DescriptionA silhouette of cabinetmaker, Lemuel Adams, at age 60.
Label TextSilhouette of Lemuel Adams
1828

Unknown artist
Hartford, CT
CHS collection, 2017.72.0

This silhouette of Lemuel Adams (1769-1850) is the first image of Adams to come in to the CHS collection.
Status
Not on view
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Armchair
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1796
Gift of Kate L. Lord and Mary F. Lord, 1929.1.2  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
late 18th-early 19th century
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Unknown
late 18th-early 19th century
Gift of Miss Jessie A. Parsons, 1962.64.2  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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1793