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1835-1845
GUSN-39798
Half-length portrait of Samuel H. Howes (d. 1829) in high black stock, in red chair or sofa. Son of Thomas and Rebecca Howes. First to navigate a steamship up the Atlantic Coast.
portraits
paintings (visual works)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Oil
Coated Canvas
Portrait
Howes, Samuel H.
Unknown
41.375 x 36.25 x 3.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of John C. Nichols
1938.691
Possibly Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly
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