Mrs. Timothy Dutton
Dateabout 1830
MediumSilhouette and wood-engraving; cut paper with black printer's ink on silk with paper support in gilt frame under reverse-painted glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/4 x 1 1/2in. (8.3 x 3.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 4in. (12.1 x 10.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 5/8in. (14 x 11.7 x 1.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 4in. (12.1 x 10.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 5/8in. (14 x 11.7 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a woman, facing right. She is wearing a dress with a high waistline and long sleeves with small puffs at the shoulders.
Object number1986.283.2
InscribedOn verso of wood back of frame, in brown ink, "Martha Bartholomew Dutton / wife of Timothy Dutton 1st / Mother of Timothy B. Dutton"; in pencil, "Died March 29 1802"; in black ink, "PANTRY"; lower edge of frame, in red paint, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Martha Bartholomew was born in 1735 and died on 29 March 1802. She married Timothy Dutton I in 1751. The couple had several children, including Timothy Dutton II and Timothy Dutton III (Timothy II died in infancy). Despite the inscription, it seems unlikely that the subject of this silhouette is Martha Bartholomew. If the ca. 1830 date is correct, it is possible that she could be Adeline Maynard (b. 1810), who married Timothy Dutton III in 1827.Date Note: The silhouette of Lucy and Ada Dutton may be quite securely dated to the early 1830s, based on the ages of the two girls. The wood-engraved torsos which are featured in 1986.283.2, 1986.283.4, and 1986.183.5 also appear to be characteristic of ca. 1830.
Inscription Note: Inscriptions on the backs of the silhouettes were probably added by a cataloguer or genealogical researcher at some point in the 20th century. The information contained in them is not necessarily accurate.
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