Samuel Benton
MakerMade by
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
MediumSilhouette; cut paper pasted on black cardboard background in acid-free mat
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man facing left. He has very short hair. No clothing is visible.
Object number2008.79.1
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in pencil, "Samuel Benton"NotesSubject Note: Prudence Seymour of Hartford was born 3 April 1755 and married Samuel Benton on 22 November 1772. The couple had one child, Sally (Sarah) Benton, apparently born 27 April 1794. Sally married David North in 1814. (Information from Ancestry Library, derived from Lucius Barbour, Early Families of Hartford) Date Note: The Prudence and Samuel Benton referenced above are the only couple with those names to appear in records in Ancestry Library. It therefore seems likely that the silhouettes 2008.79.1-.3 represent this couple and their daughter, although stylistically the silhouettes do not appear to be this early. (Finlay 8/30/2010)
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