Painting

Title:

Chandler Eastman Potter

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1883.001

Creator:

Potter, Frances McNeil (1820-1892)

Place of Origin:

Hillsborough, NH

Date:

1882

Description:

Portrait of Chandler Eastman Potter (1807-1868), by Frances McNeil Potter (1820-1892), 1882. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man, facing slightly right. Sitter has black hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a black coat and vest, black cravat tied in knot, and white shirt with standing collar. Green background. Signed in red at right: "F. McNeil Potter". Canvas stamp on reverse: "1882 / PREPARED BY / WINDSOR & NEWTON / 3 STRATHBONE PLACE / LONDON / FROM / C.W. KEENAN / Manufacturer of & / Dealer in ARTIST MATERIALS / OF ALL KINDS / 447 FULTON NE cor. Jay S. / BROOKLYN." Gilded gesso over wood frame, stylized leaves surrounded by pointed circles between daffodils in square pots, beaded interior.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-30 W-25 inches

Provenance:

Portrait by Frances McNeil Potter, wife of Chandler Eastman Potter. Painted in 1882 at the Pierce House, Hillsborough, NH.

A native of East Concord, Chandler Potter (1807-1868) graduated from Dartmouth and studied law in Concord and Portsmouth. He moved to Manchester, where he served as editor of the "Manchester Democrat" and as Colonel in the Amoskeag Veterans. He became a resident of Hillsborough after his marriage to Frances McNeil in 1856.

Credit Line:

Gift of Frances NcNeil Potter

People:

Potter, Chandler E. (1807-1868), Potter, Frances McNeil (c. 1820-1892)

Subjects:

Potter, Chandler Eastman, Lawyers