Name/Title
Elder, JohnEntry/Object ID
2026.032.002Description
Portrait, oil on canvas. Gold framed portrait of a smiling middle aged man with dark brown hair and full neckbeard wearing a suit with black waistcoat, jacket, and necktie with a smooth white collar against dark neutral background. Subject is portrayed from the waist up sitting on a red chair. Small note attached to back of frame reads: "John C. Elder 3-4-1804 to 10-26-1879 Married Rebecca Selby 11-20-1838." Portrait commissioned c. 1897. 35" x 30" x 2 1/2".Type of Painting
EaselAcquisition
Accession
2026.032Source or Donor
Heather DavidsonAcquisition Method
Gift
