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Museum purchase, 2017.72.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Silhouette of Lemuel Adams
Museum purchase, 2017.72.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

Silhouette of Lemuel Adams

SubjectPortrait of Lemuel Adams American, 1769 - 1850
DateFebruary 4, 1828
MediumHollow cut silhouette; gilt frame
DimensionsFrame: 4 3/8 × 4in. (11.1 × 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA silhouette of cabinetmaker, Lemuel Adams, at age 60.
Object number2017.72.0
InscribedInk inscription on front of cut paper: "Lemuel Adams/ Feb. 4, 1828, Aged 60"
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Deposited by Mary Catherine Havens and later museum purchase, 1962.44.1, Connecticut Historical…
    Benjamin Adams
    Joseph Morgan
    Peter Choice
    1815-1820
    Sarah Spencer Morgan
    Peter Choice
    1815-1820
    Lucy Morgan Goodwin
    Peter Choice
    1815-1820
    Mary Morgan Smith
    Peter Choice
    1815-1820
    Gift of Paul S. Koda, 2004.30.11.9.23a, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determine…
    Kneeland and Adams
    about 1955
    Gift of Miss Jessie A. Parsons, 1962.64.2  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Fitz Hubert
    1800-1820
    Gift of Kate L. Lord and Mary F. Lord, 1929.1.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    late 18th-early 19th century
    Gift of Kate L. Lord and Mary F. Lord, 1929.1.2  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    late 18th-early 19th century
    Armchair
    Lemuel Adams
    1796
    Gift of Mary E. Lee White, 1924.2.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyri…
    Captain Lemuel White
    about 1915
    Gift of Paul S. Koda, 2004.30.22.19.3, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determined
    Kneeland and Adams
    1921-1988