Pitkin Family Coat of Arms

DraftsmanDrawn by Charlotte Perkins American, 1790 - 1873

TeacherProbably taught by Patten school American, 1785 - 1825

Dateabout 1804

MediumWatercolor on silk

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Alfred H. Terry

Object number1980.23.9

Inscribed"BY THE NAME OF PITKIN" is written in the white banner beneath the shield.

A label in the object file, hand-written in black ink, reads, "Painted about 1804 by/ Charlotte Perkins, 1790-1873/ d. of Enoch & Anna (Pitkin)/ Perkins. She was born &/ died in a house on Main Street/ where the 'Linden' now stands/ opp. 396."

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