Portrait of Thomas Drayton

Art

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Portrait of Thomas Drayton

Entry/Object ID

80.1.2

Description

Attributed to Austin Florimont (working, 1781-1783) Thomas Drayton Probably Philadelphia or Baltimore ca. 1785 Pastel on paper SEE MEDIA LINK FOR INFORMATION ON AUSTIN FLORIMONT Oval Crayon Portrait Depicting 3/4 Length Figure of a Young Boy with Long Dark Curls Wearing a Blue Coat and White Ruffled Blouse, Seascape with Lighthouse and Sailing Ship in Background. Inscribed on Reverse "T. Drayton Born At 10 A.M. March 8, 1775, Died July 1, 1794." Pasted on Paper . Attributed To August Florimont.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

80.1.

Source or Donor

Sotheby's New York

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Descended in the Drayton-Taylor family; Misses Edelson,

Made/Created

Artist

Florimont, Austin

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Name

Portrait

Location

Building

NR STORAGEE

Moved By

Red

Date

June 29, 1998

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Building

NR 303, Cabinet 3

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

NR STORAGEE

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

NR STORAGE

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

NR Painting Storage "C"

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

NR Storage Cabinet

Category

Permanent

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Location Details1: 1

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 29, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 30, 2023