Elisha Payne Jewett

Elisha Jewett

Name/Title

Elisha Payne Jewett

Entry/Object ID

VHS-A-40

Description

Portrait of an older man with a white beard and dark, grey hair. He is shown wearing a black suit and facing the left. The background is dark green, and the whole is framed in an ornate gild frame.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Jewett, Elisha Payne (1801-1894)

Context

Elisha Payne Jewett was Vermont State Treasurer from 1846 to 1847.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Made/Created

Artist

Burgess, Ruth Payne Jewett (1865-1934)

Date made

1922

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

19-1/2 in

Width

15-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

30 in

Width

25-3/4 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America