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Robert Salmon's Boston Patrons

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

Date

1970

GUSN

GUSN-169786

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Description

Artist Robert Salmon's records reveal that almost all of his customers were engaged in Boston's prosperity as a seaport. These records provide a detailed documentation of Boston collectors in the first half of the 19th century, what they collected and how much they paid. John Wilmerding takes a look at the prosperous patrons of Robert Salmon.

Details

Additional Identification Number

Article ID 167

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1970.060.219.002

Abstract

Artist Robert Salmon's records reveal that almost all of his customers were engaged in Boston's prosperity as a seaport. These records provide a detailed documentation of Boston collectors in the first half of the 19th century, what they collected and how much they paid. John Wilmerding takes a look at the prosperous patrons of Robert Salmon.

Date Notes

Volume 60, Number 219 (Winter, 1970)

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Record Details

Originator

John Wilmerding (Author)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1970). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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