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Object Name
Oil Painting - Augustus Schell (1812-1884)
Object Number
1995-04-1
Description
Oil on canvas, quarter length portrait of balding male with some gray hair and large bushy sideburns on cheeks. He is wearing a white shirt with thin black bow tie and black jacket. Framed in a simple wooden frame painted gold.
Comment
Augustus Schell (1812-1884).Born in Rhinebeck, NY. Schell attended the Litchfield Law School in 1831. Collector for NY port, 1857-61, Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall 1872-84. President of the NY Historical Society and the Institute for the Blind, 1866-1884. Director and Financier for RR and Public Utilities Co.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
ca. 1870
Dimensions
25" W x 30" H
Materials
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Oil Painting - Augustus Schell (1812-1884)