Daniel Kingsbury Burnap
MakerMade by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Daniel Kingsbury Burnap
1824 - 1844
Datebefore 1845
MediumSilhouette; cut paper and ink on paper, with backing paper and frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 3/4in. (9.2 x 7cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 x 4 1/8 x 1/2in. (12.7 x 10.5 x 1.3cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 x 4 1/8 x 1/2in. (12.7 x 10.5 x 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Sylvia G. Brown
DescriptionSilhouette of Daniel Kingsbury Burnap, son of Daniel Burnap, the clock maker.
Object number2015.132.2
InscribedVerso, handwritten in pencil: "Daniel Kingsbury / Burnap / Clock Maker's / Son"NotesSubject Note: Daniel Kingsbury Burnap was the oldest of Daniel Burnap's three children.Daniel Burnap was born on November 1st, 1759. He grew up in East Windsor, Connecticut and earned a reputation as a clock maker, particularly musical clocks. He married Deliverance Kingsbury (born 1761) and about 1795 moved to Andover, Connecticut, where he became a farmer, a Justice of the Peace, and repaired watches and made buckles, jewelry and silverware.
Deliverance Burnap died in 1822 and a year later Daniel married Mary Kingsbury, his late wife’s niece. They had three children: Daniel Kingsbury (1824-1844), Mary Delia (born 1827) and Charlotte Elizabeth (born 1830).
Daniel had several siblings, including Abner (born 1764), and many nieces and nephews. Daniel died on September 26th, 1838; his second wife Mary died in 1876. Daughter Charlotte married Thomas Hyde and they had three children.
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Letterpress Artist of Connecticut
1813-1831
Letterpress Artist of Connecticut
probably 1819-1820
Letterpress Artist of Connecticut
about 1827
