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Portrait of Allen Penfield Harwood (1818-1893)

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1836

GUSN

GUSN-287865

Description

Half-length portrait of Allen Penfield Harwood. The young man has dark hair and blue-gray eyes. He is seated and wearing a white shirt with a black coat, waistcoat, and neck cloth. He has a small gold brooch with a portrait of an unknown man pinned to the center of his shirt. Oil on panel. Not framed.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
panels (wood)
Painting
Painting

Inscription

"Ptd by / AL Powers / Springfield / VT/ 1836" (Black paint)

Associated Person

Harwood, Allen Penfield, 1818-1893

Additional Identification Number

877.1
937

Maker

Powers, Asahel L. (American painter, 1813-1843) (Artist)

Location of Origin

Springfield, VT

Dimensions

27 15/16 x 23 3/4 x 1 5/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. John Hitchcock

Accession Number

2013.113.1

Places

Springfield (Windsor county, Vermont)
Springfield (Windsor county, Vermont)

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