Name/Title
Ammi B. YoungEntry/Object ID
1971.53.1Description
Portrait showing a man sitting in profile, holding a small painting. The man has curly, dark hair, and is wearing tan trousers, a white jacket, a white vest, and a black shirt. He holds a small painting on the arm of his red Windsor arm chair, but the painting is facing away from the viewer, showing the stretcher and the artist's signature on the back of the canvase ("C. Rogers Aug. 1846"). the stretcher itself is labeled with "No. 232 Young." His other arm is draped casually on the arm of the chair, and his legs are crossed at the knee.Artwork Details
Medium
OilSubject Person
Young, Ammi Burnham (1798-1874)Context
Painted by C. Rogers in Montpelier in 1846, and shows Ammi B. Young, the architect of the State House.Acquisition
Accession
1971.53Source or Donor
Bell, MarianAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
Aug 1846Place
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
PortraitNomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Primary Object Term
PictureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (unframed)Height
11-1/4 inWidth
9-1/4 inDimension Description
Overall (framed)Height
16-1/4 inWidth
14-1/2 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Building
Vermont State HouseCity
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInterpretative Labels
Label
Ammi B. Young, 1846
C. Rogers
Montpelier, Vermont
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. Margaret Ross Ferguson, 1971.53.1
Ammi Young (1800-1874) was the architect for the second Vermont State House. He went on to a successful career as an architect for the federal government during the 19th century. Among his other recognizable buildings are the Customs House in Boston and the Treasury Building in Washington, DC.