Justin Smith Morrill

Painting

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Justin Smith Morrill

Entry/Object ID

1956.2.1

Description

Portrait of a dark-haired man with significant sideburns. He is shown sitting in a red-upholstered chair, his body angled to the right. He is wearing a black suit, bowtie, and white shirt. He is resting his right arm on the arm of the chair.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Morrill, Justin Smith (1810-1898)

Context

Justin Smith Morrill represented Vermont in Congress from 1855 to 1898 as first a Representative, then a Senator.

Acquisition

Accession

1956.2

Source or Donor

Sanborn, Carrie Ella Dow

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

35-5/8 in

Width

28-3/8 in

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

44-3/4 in

Width

37-3/4 in

Depth

4 in

Web Links and URLs

Justin Smith Morrill letters, 1851-1897