Bust
- Object Name:
- Bust
- Object ID:
- 1948.012.02
- Creator:
- Calverley, Charles (1833-1914)
Sculptor - Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1891
- Description:
- Portrait bust of Nathaniel A. Boynton (1823-1900). White marble. Life-size bust of man; head turned toward subject's right; back hollowed below shoulders; integral base in form of an ionic capital, 10.9" square. Pupils and iris of eyes defined; prominent eyebrows and mustache. Wearing unbuttoned coat, vest, shirt with stand collar and necktie. Inscribed on reverse, above capital: "C. CALVERLEY, SC. / 1891".
- Material:
- Stone
Marble - Dimensions:
- H-27 W-21.6 D-14.5 inches
- Provenance:
- The bust was commissioned by Nathaniel A. Boynton (1823-1900) of New York. Schuyler L. Black (1900-1950), of Syracuse, NY, grandson of the subject, was the donor.
Nathaniel Augustus Boynton was born in Mason, NH. He spent most of his life in New York City as an inventor and manufacturer of furnace and heating apparatus. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Schuyler L. Black
- People:
- Boynton, Nathaniel A. (1823-1900), Calverley, Charles (1833-1914), Black, Schuyler L. (1900-1950)
- Subjects:
- Sculpture, Boynton, Nathaniel A.
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