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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