Timothy Dutton III
MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1830
MediumSilhouette; cut paper, black ink and wash on black paper in reverse-painted gilt wood frame under Acrylite
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 1 5/8in. (7.6 x 4.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 3 5/8in. (12.1 x 9.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3/4in. (14 x 12.1 x 1.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 3 5/8in. (12.1 x 9.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3/4in. (14 x 12.1 x 1.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHalf-length profile portrait of a man facing left. He is wearing a striped vest, cut-away jacket, and a shirt with a high collar.
Object number1986.283.1
MarkingsOn verso, on gummed label, printed in black ink, "Framed with OP.2 Acrylite / DO NOT TAPE"InscribedOn verso of wood backing, in pencil, "Timothy Dutton 3rd / father of Lucy Dutton / (Mrs. Samuel Woodruff) / Adeline Dutton / (Mrs. Elisha Alexander) / frame not appropriate"NotesSubject Note: There were four Timothy Duttons. Timothy Dutton I (1736-1814), Timothy Dutton II (b. 1774 and died before 1776), Timothy Dutton III (1776-1821), and Timothy Dutton IV (1805-1882). Timothy Dutton III was living in Hebron, Connecticut in 1790, but had moved to Northfield, Massachusetts by 1800. Timothy Dutton IV was (apparently) born in Northfield, Massachusetts and later moved to Illinois. Although the inscription on the back of this silhouette identifies the sitter as Timothy Dutton III, if the inscription is correct in identifying him as the father of Lucy (Dutton) Woodruff and Adeline (Dutton) Alexander, he is actually Timothy Dutton IV. Lucy Woodruff lived in Hartford, Connecticut as an adult. Adeline Alexander apparently remained in Northfield, Massachusetts.Inscription Note: Inscriptions on the backs of the silhouettes were probably added by a cataloger or genealogical researcher at some point in the 20th century. The information contained in them is not necessarily accurate.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
about 1830
