Andrew Burnet Rhett, Jr.

Art

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Andrew Burnet Rhett, Jr.

Entry/Object ID

96.3.73

Description

Portrait of Andrew Burnet Rhett, Jr. (b. 1877) , pastel over photographic print. Young boy, four years of age, in kilt, sash and cap, leaning against wall with potted plant to right.

Artwork Details

Medium

Photograph, Pastel

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.3.

Source or Donor

The Charleston Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1881 - 1882

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Name

Portrait

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Length

20-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Frame: H: 33.75" L: 29.75" D: 1.5"

Location

Building

AR EAST BEDCHAMBER

Moved By

Red

Date

April 24, 1998

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Shelf

Archives H-21

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Location

Building

AR 206

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Notes

Portraits are pastel over photographic images. Both portraits need attention. One is torn. Proposal: Repair the torn paper and fill. Re-matte and re-frame using acid-free materials. Estimated cost: $600 for both.

Overall Condition

Poor

Notes

Fair to poot. Paper is torn at edges. Loss along wooden frame that supports image. Backing board was probably attached by Charleston Museum.

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Jill Beute Koverman

Outgoing Loans

Loan Out

General Notes

Note

Notes: Facsimile hangs in west bedchamber. Original stored in Archives (Missroon House). Status: OK Location Details1: 1

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 24, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 30, 2023