Governor R.F.W. Allston

Art

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Governor R.F.W. Allston

Entry/Object ID

92.3.1

Description

William Kurtz (1833-1904) Governor R.F.W. Allston (1801-1864) New York 1878 Photograph with ink on paper One of a pair of Portraits of Gov Robert Francis Withers Allston and Mrs. Allston, Nee Adele Petigru. Signed and Dated "Kurtz, N.York, 78."( at bottom right of oval) The photograph of Gov Allston was taken before his death and this was a copy made posthumous in original gilt frames. Bust Length Portrait of Man Facing Straight Ahead.

Artwork Details

Medium

Photograph, Paper, ink

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

92.3.

Source or Donor

Moore Jr., Benjamin Allston

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Benjamin Allston Moore, Jr.

Made/Created

Artist

Kurtz, William

Date made

1878 - 1878

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

bottom right of oval

Transcription

"Kurtz/ N.York/ 78"

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

39-1/4 in

Width

33-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Dimensions are for frame.

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

JBK

Date

July 28, 2004

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

June Hawkins

Date

June 24, 2002

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

June Hawkins

Date

June 24, 2002

Notes

Until: 07/28/2004

Location

Building

NR 303, Art storage lower "A"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Small Break in Canvas At Right Center of Portrait of Adele Petigru Allston.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allston, Robert Francis Withers

Related Entries

Notes

92.3.2

Related Publications

Notes

George Whiting Flagg and His South Carolina Portraits By Barbara K. Nord in the July 1982 Schs Magazine

Provenance

Notes

through family descent

General Notes

Note

Notes: Re-matted and framed in 2011 Status: OK Location Details1: 1 Book Value: 600

Created By

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Create Date

July 14, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 3, 2023