Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Richard (?) Sears (1749-1839)
Object Number:
1958.24
Date:
ca. 1802
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. ( 6.4 x 4.8 cm )
Marks:
signed: at right: "J. Purinton"
Gallery Label:
The subject is probably Richard Sears, eldest son of Daniel Sears and Fear (Freeman) Sears of Chatham, Mass. He was a farmer, landowner, and storekeeper in Chatham, and also served as a coroner and justice of the peace. He was a Massachusetts state representative between 1780 and 1814, and a state senator in 1804.
Credit Line:
1941.319
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
