Unidentified artist, Captain Caleb Currier, 1840-50

Object/Artifact

Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Unidentified artist, Captain Caleb Currier, 1840-50

Entry/Object ID

592

Description

Oil painting of portrait of Captain Caleb Currier. Subject is wearing a dark colored suit with a gold vest and white shirt. Caleb Currier (1794-1851) was a captain in the United States Navy. Other objects related to the Currier family are in the collection.

Acquisition

Accession

592

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of his granddaughter, Edith Mabel Vaughan

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

UDF21: [none visible, back not examined]

Material

Oil paint