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Object Name
Oil Painting - Julius Deming Perkins
Object Number
1941-01-2
Description
Oil on canvas 1/2 length oval portrait of Julius Deming Perkins, (1830-1911) as a young man, turned to the right, high forehead, wavy brown hair, mutton chops, brown eyes, wearing a dark coat, white shirt and collar and black bow tie. The portrait was painted by Charles Osgood in Salem, Mass. in 1856, when Julius was 26 years old.
Comment
Julius Deming Perkins was born in Litchfield in 1830, the son of Charles and Clarissa (Deming) Perkins. For a companion portrait of his sister, Lucretia Deming Perkins, Mrs. John W. Quincy, (1832-1883) see 1950-01-5. For a portrait of his aunt, Lucretia Deming (1804-1887) painted at same time see 1941-01-1
Category
Communication Artifacts
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Date Made
1856
Dimensions
Oval Painting: 29 5/8" x 24 3/4"; Frame: 38 3/4" x 33"
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Oil Painting - Julius Deming Perkins