Portrait of Nathaniel Russell Middleton

Name/Title

Portrait of Nathaniel Russell Middleton

Entry/Object ID

M2018.001.11

Tags

Needs review

Description

Portait of Nathaniel Russell Middleton Nathaniel Russell Middleton (1810-1890) was the eldest son of Arthur and Alicia Hopton Middleton. Endearly called Russ by the family, he was the first grandchild of Nathaniel Russell. Much of what we know about the Russell family derives from Nathaniel Russell Middleton's correspondence with his family while he was in college in upstate New York. Nathaniel Russell was a plantation owner, SC State representative, educator and president of the College of Charleston (1857-1880) and treasurer of Charleston. In 1811, Middleton married Margarat Emma Izard who passed away in 1836 (age 24). His second wife was Anna Elizabeth DeWolf by whom he had one son and four daughters. Provenance: Descended through family

Collection

Nathaniel Russell House

Acquisition

Accession

M2018.001.1

Source or Donor

Derice Dehon

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

35000

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Provenance

Notes

Descended through Dehon family

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 17, 2019

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

February 22, 2023