Painting

Title:

Alexander Hamilton Tilton

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1904.007.02

Creator:

Ingalls, Walter (1805-1874)Artist

Place of Origin:

Tilton, NH

Date:

circa 1837

Description:

Portrait of Alexander Hamilton Tilton (1804-1878), attributed to Walter Ingalls (1805-1874), c. 1837. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man, facing slightly left. Sitter has black hair, black eyebrows, and red mole below sitter's left eye. He is wearing black coat and stock, white waistcoat and shirt. Sitter's left arm is draped over a red upholstered chair lower right. Graduated brown background. Nameplate on frame: "Alexander H. Tilton / Walter Ingalls". Gilded gesso over wood frame, corner cartouche with foliate scrolls, center shell with c-scrolls.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-26 W-22 inches

Provenance:

Alexander Hamilton Tilton was a wealthy woolens manufacturer from Tilton, NH (formerly known as Sanbornton). Born Dec. 24, 1804. Worked from the age of sixteen and entered into a partnership with older brother, Jeremiah, a clothier, in Northfield, NH, from 1831 to 1838. He eventually leased and owned a mill, becoming the famous inventor of Tilton's Tweeds. He also served as a director of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad, and as a representative in the state legislature in the 1840s. He died Aug. 20, 1878.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Ellen B. Philbrook

People:

Tilton, Alexander H. (1804-1878)

Subjects:

Tilton, Alexander Hamilton, Wool, Wool industry, Manufacturers, Manufacturing, Textile industry, Textile mill workers, Textiles, Railroads, Politicians