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Estate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George Day, 1974.50.157, Connecticut Historical S…
Thomas Knowlton
Estate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George Day, 1974.50.157, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Thomas Knowlton

SubjectPortrait of Thomas Knowlton American, 1740 - 1776
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 16 × 13in. (40.6 × 33cm)
Frame (height x width): 23 3/8 × 20 1/4in. (59.4 × 51.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineEstate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George H. Day
DescriptionBust-length painting of Thomas Knowlton by an unknown artist. Knowlton has dark hair and is wearing a white shirt and buckskin vest with a red strap over his left shoulder.
Object number1974.50.157
NotesNote in the object file: "This is nto from life. It is an artist's and descendant's conception."
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    Thomas Kimberly Brace
    Gift of Mrs. Edwin D. McCauley, 1975.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermine…
    Unknown
    early 20th century
    Museum purchase, 1976.13.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Unknown
    about 1835
    Gift of Katharine M. Stevenson, 1992.4.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Rights Sta…
    Unknown
    about 1825
    Museum collection, 1847.3.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    Thomas Day
    1847
    Gift of Mrs. Harriet Peck Hurst, 1967.37.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Unknown
    1865-1875
    Bequest of Thomas Robbins, 1856.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyri…
    Reverend Thomas Robbins
    1801
    Museum collection, 1847.1.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    Reverend Thomas Robbins
    1845-1847
    Gift of Elizabeth Yale Hall, 1973.11.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Ira Newell Yale
    Museum purchase, 1962.75.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    William Blodget