Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Peter Townsend (1770-1857)
Object Number:
1967.15
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: on the back: "Geo. W. L. Ladd/Portrait in Miniature/Painter."
Gallery Label:
The subject was the son of Peter and Hannah (Hawxhurst) Townsend. He followed his father into the manufacturing business and in the management of ironworks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Peter Townsend Hornor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
