I'on Rhett

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

Ion L. Rhett - portrait

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Name/Title

I'on Rhett

Entry/Object ID

96.3.64

Description

Portrait of I'on Lowndes Rhett (b. 1876), age 6 years, crayon/pastel over charcoal enlargement taken from a photograph. The young boy leans against a stone balustrade with large urn to the left. He is wearing large knee breeches and matching coat with red tie at neck. His blonde hair is worn long and curled. A blue drape is in the background.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.3.

Source or Donor

The Charleston Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1881 - 1910

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

40 in

Width

29-3/4 in

Length

1-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Visible image: 19.5" x 23.75"

Material

Crayon, Pastel, Charcoal

Location

Building

AR WEST BEDCHAMBER

Moved By

Red

Date

April 23, 1998

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Shelf

Archives H-21

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Location

Building

AR 206

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Overall Condition

Poor

Overall Condition

Not rated

Notes

The photograph is stretch lined with linen. It would be removed from its' stretcher and the linen removed from the verso. Adhesive and residues would then be removed from the verso. There are large tears throughout the object and these would be mended with Japanese paper and wheat starch paste. There is a large puncture in the center of the object which would be mended. large losses(minimum of 7) along the edges would be filled with western paper. More than sixty(60) , small losses would be filled using pulp fills or western paper. The object would then be lined overall with Japanese paper and mounted onto a 4-ply, 100%rag board. Image losses and fills would be isolated with methyl cellulose and inpainted with watercolors.

Notes

Large areas of loss. Glass is missing from frame.

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Hunter, Marion

Notes

Cost: 2000

Treatment

Conservator

Marion L. Hunter, Jr.

Notes

Cost: 2000

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 23, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 30, 2023