Carlos Coolidge

Painting

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Vermont Historical Society

Carlos

Carlos

Name/Title

Carlos Coolidge

Entry/Object ID

2005.32.3

Description

Oil portrait depicting a white man with short grey hair. His complexion features red cheeks. He is depicted wearing a black suit with a large black bowtie. The background of the portrait is dark. The artwork is encased within an ornate gilded frame.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person or Organization

Coolidge, Carlos (1792-1866)

Context

Carlos Coolidge was Governor of Vermont from 1848 to 1850.

Acquisition

Accession

2005.32

Source or Donor

Butler, Gordon

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Ransom, Alexander (1818-1865)

Date made

1848

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects