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Bequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr., 1991.60.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cincinnatus Anthony Taft, M.D.
Bequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr., 1991.60.2 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Cincinnatus Anthony Taft, M.D.

Datebefore 1884
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in metal brooch
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 7/16 x 2in. (6.2 x 5.1cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 2 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/8in. (6.9 x 5.8 x 0.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr.
DescriptionBust-length portrait of an older man with brown eyes and a full gray beard. The man is wearing a pin. The miniature is in an oversized metal brooch.
Object number1991.60.2
Markings

NotesDate Note:This portrait is not dated but the subject's life dates and appearance suggest that it was done between 1870-1884. (Ozzone 4/19/2013)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Bequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr., 1991.60.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1860
    Gift of Ruth P. Hemingway, 1938.4.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Samuel Smedley
    1775-1783
    Gift of Mrs. Carl Stoeckel, 1931.3.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Joseph Battell Sr.
    about 1810
    Gift of Rulef C. Schanck in memory of his wife, Leona Lucy Fisher Schanck, 1935.14.2  © 2013 Th…
    Unknown
    about 1800
    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1958.43.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Abijah Flagg
    early 1820's
    Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Henry Albert Seymour
    1900-1906
    Gift of Harriet Gilman, 1901.1.1Gift of Harriet Gilman, 1901.1.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Histor…
    Unknown
    probably 1841
    Museum purchase, 1964.105.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Riley Whiting Jr.
    before 1845
    Gift of Florence Ogle, 1972.11.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    George Child
    probably 1820s
    Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Electa Churchill Seymour
    1900-1905
    Gift of C. Alfred Weatherby, 1929.2.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    James Bidwell Hosmer
    1795-1810