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Gift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1965.46.3 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Possibly a Portrait of Ebenezer Waldo
Gift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1965.46.3 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Possibly a Portrait of Ebenezer Waldo

SubjectPortrait of Ebenezer Waldo 1771 - 1840
Datebefore 1840
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image length x width): 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/16in. (6.2 x 4.7 x 0.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley
DescriptionHalf-length miniature portrait of an older man with gray hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a white stock or cravat, white shirt, a black waistcoat, and a double-breasted jacket with four gold buttons.
Object number1965.46.3
NotesDate Note: This portrait shows Waldo as an elderly man, probably shortly before his death in 1840. His clothing suggests a date in the 1830s. (Finlay 4/13/2013)
On View
Not on view
Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.6 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Loren Pinckney Waldo Sr.
probably 1825
Gift of Charles Coleman Sellers, 1963.65.0  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Waldo & Jewett
about 1815
Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.2  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Loren Pinckney Waldo Jr.
probably 1838
Gift of Mrs. Carl Stoeckel, 1931.3.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Joseph Battell Sr.
about 1810
Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.3.  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cynthia Paulina Waldo
probably 1837-1838
Gift of Rulef C. Schanck in memory of his wife, Leona Lucy Fisher Schanck, 1935.14.2  © 2013 Th…
Unknown
about 1800
Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Frances Elizabeth Waldo
late 1830s
Gift of Constance P. Brown, 1958.37.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Francis Brown
1831
Gift of The Collins Company, 1966.53.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Samuel Watkinson Collins
late 1830s
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1958.43.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Abijah Flagg
early 1820's
Gift of Harriet Gilman, 1901.1.1Gift of Harriet Gilman, 1901.1.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Histor…
Unknown
probably 1841
Museum purchase, 1964.105.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Riley Whiting Jr.
before 1845