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Gift of Mrs. J. Holdsworth Gordon, Jr, 1964.90.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Und…
Harriet Dickinson Cotton
Gift of Mrs. J. Holdsworth Gordon, Jr, 1964.90.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Harriet Dickinson Cotton

SubjectPortrait of Harriet Dickinson American, 1789 - 1857
PainterPainted by Unknown
Dateabout 1830
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 33 5/8 x 29 1/2in. (85.4 x 74.9cm)
Stretcher (height x width): 28 1/4 x 24 1/8in. (71.8 x 61.3cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Holdsworth Gordon, Jr.
Object number1964.90.2
NotesSubject Note: Harriet Dickinson was born 29 August 1789 in Middletown, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Grace Redfield Dickinson and Jacob Dickinson. She married Shubael Banks Cotton (1792-1868) on 27 June 1811 in Middletown; they had four children. Harriet Dickinson Cotton died 1 October 1857 in Lafayette, Illinois.

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Museum purchase, 1993.108.233, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Hattie Dickinson
Harriet Dickinson
about 1860
Gift of Mrs. J. Holdsworth Gordon, Jr, 1964.90.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Und…
Shubael Banks Cotton
Shubael Banks Cotton
about 1830
On deposit from the State of Connecticut, 1860.2.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Governor John Cotton Smith
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Harriet Williams Parsons (Mrs. David Parsons)
Jared Bradley Flagg
Museum purchase, 1977.51.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
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Unknown
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Unknown
1840-1850
Gift of Mrs. Clifford Burdge, 1970.3.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
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about 1839-1840
Museum collection, 1870.2.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
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about 1698-1700
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Andrew Jackson
1833
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William Johnston
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