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Gift of Margaret Plunkett Lord and family, for the descendants of Charles Edwin Lord (1865-1942 ...
William Jewett
Gift of Margaret Plunkett Lord and family, for the descendants of Charles Edwin Lord (1865-1942), 2007.67.1. Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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William Jewett

American, 1792 - 1874
BiographyWilliam Jewett was born in Connecticut. He was apprenticed to a carriage painter in New London, Connecticut before moving to New York City to work for Samuel Lovett Waldo. The two became partners, and continued in business together collaborating on portraits until Jewett's retirement.
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