Painting

Title:

Elliot Chickering

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1931.009

Creator:

Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791-1872)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH, probably

Date:

circa 1816

Description:

Portrait of Elliot Chickering (1788-1871), by Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872), c.1816. Oil on board. Three-quarter view of young man, facing left. Sitter has short brown hair and sideburns, brown eyes, and rosy cheeks. He is wearing a white cravat tied in bow, black waistcoat and coat. He seated in chair with red upholstery and gilded scroll back. Dark brown background. Unsigned. Two paper labels on wooden frame backing: A NHHS label that states that the subject is unknown, and top left typed label: "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART / SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBITION / OF / S.F.B. MORSE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION / Title Portrait of a Young Man / Artist S.F.B. Morse / Owner New Hampshire Historical Society / Address Concord, NH." Inscribed in pencil on wood panel: "Elliot Chickering". Masking tape label with pencil inscription on paper board reverse: "SL 2004.3". Gilded gesso over molded wood frame.

Material:

Paper board

Provenance:

The subject of the portrait, Elliot Chickering (1788-1871), shoe manufacturer, Concord, NH, was the grandfather of George H. Silsby (1850-1931), who sold the portrait to the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Chickering, Elliot (1788-1871), Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791-1872), Silsby, George Henry (1850-1931)

Subjects:

Shoe industry, Shoe making, Shoemakers, Shoemaking, Shoes, Railroads, Railroad employees