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Doctor Samuel Adams, AE 72
Doctor Samuel Adams, AE 72

Doctor Samuel Adams, AE 72

Object NameReverse painting
Maker Benjamin Greenleaf
Made FromGlass
Date1816
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueBlown glass; oil paint
Size(Frame): 50.3 x 37.4 cm; (glass): 40.5 x 27.8 cm
Accession Number64.4.122
Credit LineGift of Col. and Mrs. Edgar William Garbisch
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown glass, oil paint. Rectangular; left profile portrait of elderly man with curly gray hair wearing a black coat; flat gray-green background. Original wood backing (no longer affixed to painting) has two paper labels. The first, in script, measures 12 x 20.5 cm and reads "Portrait of Doct/Samuel Adams AE 72/Painted at Bath by/Benjamin Greenleaf November 1816". The second is a printed label of "L.A. Elliott & Co.", Boston retailer of artists supplies. Frame: ogee contoured wood, mitered corners, gilt gesso over front.
Provenance
Source Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (1907-1979) - 1964-10-23
Source Colonel Edgar William Garbisch (1899-1979) - 1964-10-23

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