1985.25.1
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Title:
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Theodore Foster
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Collection type: |
Paintings
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Author/Creator :
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maker not researched
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Date: |
1800-1810
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Object type:
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8: Communication Artifact;
Art;
Painting, Portrait
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Materials:
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oil
canvas
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Place of production/origin:
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United States,
Rhode Island,
Providence
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Description:
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Half length portrait of a seated man. He wears a coat with rolled shawl collar, vest and white shirt with standing collar. The ground is a red/brown. He has white hair and medium to long sideburns. Wide gilt frame with beading.
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Dimensions:
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Height:29.5 in
x Width:24.375 in
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Research Notes:
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Theodore Foster was the first Rhode Island US Senator (1752 - 1828).
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Provenance:
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Gift of William Slater Allen
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1985
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