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Deposited by Mary Catherine Havens and later museum purchase, 1962.44.1, Connecticut Historical…
Benjamin Adams
Deposited by Mary Catherine Havens and later museum purchase, 1962.44.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Benjamin Adams

SubjectPortrait of Benjamin Adams 1735 - 1816
PainterAttributed to Dr. Samuel Broadbent American, 1759 - 1828
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 34 × 26in. (86.4 × 66cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineDeposited by Mary Catherine Havens and later museum purchase
DescriptionPortrait of Benjamin Adams attributed to Samuel Broadbent or Rowena Broadbent Margon. Adams is portrayed in older age, with white hair. He is wearing a white shirt front and stock, a red vest, and a black coat. In his right hand, he is holding the wooden handle of a tool or other object.
Object number1962.44.1
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Museum purchase, 2017.72.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Lemuel Adams
    February 4, 1828
    Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.20, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    John Churchill
    about 1812
    Gift of Charles E. Bissell, 1968.55.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copy…
    Dr. Samuel Broadbent
    May 1819
    Gift of Paul S. Koda, 2004.30.11.9.23a, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determine…
    Kneeland and Adams
    about 1955
    Gift of Paul S. Koda, 2004.30.22.19.3, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determined
    Kneeland and Adams
    1921-1988
    Gift of Charles E. Bissell, 1968.55.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copy…
    Dr. Samuel Broadbent
    May 1819
    Gift of Paul S. Koda, 2004.30.30.12.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determined
    Kneeland and Adams
    1949-1985
    Child's Teapot
    William Adams & Sons
    about 1840-1850
    Child's Cream Pitcher
    William Adams & Sons
    about 1840-1850
    Child's Lidded Sugar Bowl
    William Adams & Sons
    about 1840-1850