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Museum purchase, 1968.46.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Dr. Joseph Silliman
Museum purchase, 1968.46.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Dr. Joseph Silliman

Date1810
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 36 × 30in. (91.4 × 76.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length portrait of Dr. Joseph Silliman by painter "N.F. Wales," presumably Nathaniel Wales. Silliman has dark hair and a ruddy complexion. He is wearing a dark jacket with a shawl collar and a white, ruffled shirt.
Object number1968.46.1
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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