Name/Title
Edmund RhettEntry/Object ID
2004.016.001Description
Crayon enlargement or charcoal transfer portrait of Edmund Rhett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Burnett (Henrietta Aiken) Rhett, as a young child. Pastel of a boy wearing a white dress with a blue background. He is wearing a white dress, black leather belt, holding a crop in his right hand, a bonnet in his left hand. He is wearing white ankle stockings and black shoes with a strap around the ankle and bows on the top of his shoes. He has short blond hair and brown eyes. His left arm is draped around a chair which is covered by brown fabric.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2004.016.Source or Donor
Rhett, Dr. and Mrs. EdmundAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Rhett, Jr.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
PortraitNomenclature Primary Object Term
PictureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
ChildrenSearch Terms
Portraits, Children's clothing & dressDimensions
Height
22-1/2 inWidth
18-1/2 inDimension Notes
frame: H:31",W: 27", matting: 1/2"Location
Category
PermanentDate
March 31, 2023Notes
Located in the west bedchamberMoved By
Jill Beute KovermanDate
November 17, 2004Location
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseMoved By
Jill Beute KovermanDate
July 29, 2004Notes
Until: 11/17/2004Location
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseMoved By
Jill Beute KovermanDate
July 29, 2004Notes
Until: 11/17/2004Condition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Restored by Virginia Newell in Columbia, SC sometime in the past 10 yearsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rhett, EdmundPerson or Organization
Rhett, Henrietta AikenGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Conserved by Virgina Newell of Columbia, SCCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 12, 2004Updated By
vperry@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
July 9, 2025