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Bust length portrait of Deacon William Brown (1749-1815), a gray-haired man with white cravat and shirt, black jacket. Gilt frame, oval liner.
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"Deacon William Brown,/ born 1749--died 1815/ Chas. Brown/ He was my mother's maternal grandfather./ His house in Boston was on the corner of/ Dover and Washington Streets, and his/ country place was in Waltham./ Nov. 30, 1888/ Edward I. Browne/ His first wife was Sarah May and his/ second was Elizabeth Livermore." (Pen script on reverse, center:)
Brown, William, 1749-1815
Unknown
11 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Thackara
1951.142
Massachusetts (United States)
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