Senator Samuel Prentiss

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Name/Title

Senator Samuel Prentiss

Entry/Object ID

1895.3.1

Description

Oil portrait on canvas showing a white-haired man in a black suit. His white collar rises above a black bowtie, and pleated white ruffles show at his chest. He has light colored eyes and is seated in front of a red curtain. There is a large, 3-sided cut in the painting, partially over the man's forehead. The painting is in a large, ornate gilt frame with a label plaque at the center bottom.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Prentiss, Samuel (1782-1857)

Context

Samuel Prentiss served as Chief Justice of Vermont's Supreme Court, US Senator, and a judge of the US District Court of Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1895.3

Source or Donor

Prentiss, Frederick J.

Made/Created

Artist

Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903)

Date made

1880

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (unframed)

Height

30 in

Width

25 in

Dimension Description

Overall (framed)

Height

44-1/4 in

Width

39-1/4 in

Depth

4-1/4 in