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Object Name
Oil Painting - Homer Boardman
Object Number
2012-25-1
Description
Oil on board portrait of Homer Boardman of New Milford, CT. The sitter is an older gentleman with white hair and is wearing a dark suit with vest, white collard shirt and white necktie. Background of portrait is a very deep red - possibly mean to represent a certain pulled behind the sitter. The portrait is unsigned, but has been attributed to Waldo and Jewett.
Provenance
This painting was passed down through the Boardman family to McKim Dangerfield (the great-great-great-great grandson of Homer Boardman) before being acquired by the Litchfield Historical Society.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
ca1840
Dimensions
Frame: Height 36", Width 31"; Work: Height 30 3/4", Width 25 1/4"
Materials
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Oil Painting - Homer Boardman