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Gift of Henry O. Milliken, Jr., 2004.106.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermi…
Abigail Cheeseborough Mumford Lord
Gift of Henry O. Milliken, Jr., 2004.106.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Abigail Cheeseborough Mumford Lord

PainterPainted by William Johnston American, 1732 - 1772
SubjectPortrait of Abigail Cheeseborough American, 1708 - 1780
Dateabout 1762
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 57 5/8 x 46 1/2in. (146.4 x 118.1cm)
Stretcher (height x width): 50 x 39 1/8in. (127 x 99.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Henry O. Milliken, Jr.
Object number2004.106.2
NotesHistorical Note: Eleazer Lord was the son of Benjamin Lord (1666-1713) of Saybrook, Connecticut, and a major land owner and merchant of the "Lord's Bridge" section of Norwich (now Baltic). His wife, Abigail Cheeseborough Mumford, was the widow of Thomas Mumford of Groton when Lord married her in 1754. These portraits are remarkable for never having been restored. Like all the Johnston portraits on view, they retain their original Boston frames.

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    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Henry O. Milliken, Jr., 2004.106.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermi…
    William Johnston
    about 1762
    Gift of J. Evarts Green, 1900.2.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyrigh…
    William Johnston
    Gift of George H. Gilman, Jr., 1953.6.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known co…
    William Johnston
    about 1764
    Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.19, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Abigail Hurlbut Welles
    about 1914-1915
    Gift of General Samuel L. Pitkin, 1844.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Alexander Hamilton Emmons
    1843 or 1844
    Bequest of Frances Andrus Lord, 1927.6.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
    Elisha Lord
    about 1717
    Museum purchase, 1975.32.0  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    1887
    Gift of Mrs. George Leland Nichols, 1951.8.5, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyrigh…
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    Gift of Mrs. George Leland Nichols, 1951.8.6, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyrigh…
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    about 1865