Engraving
- Title:
- John Farmer
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.0362
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of John Farmer (1789-1838). Engraved by T. Moore. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of a young man, facing left, thinning hair, combed forward on sides and upward with curls, dark colored coat, 6 buttons, high collar, dark colored vest with slightly high collar, white shirt, high turn-over collar, wide stock and cravat; gray background. Image in upright oval with flowers, tendrils, and curlycues outside oval and small decorative motifs on top, bottom, left and right edges. Under engraved oval image inside oval frame: "T. Moore, direxit, Boston." "John Farmer." below portrait. Below that is pasted piece of paper 0.9" x 3.1" with handwriting "Your obedient servant, / J. Farmer." Top edge sheet near left 2 small pen marks which could mean this was cut out of something larger. On back side "V757 / A939p". Left edge cut unevenly.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8.25 W-4.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Farmer, John (1789-1838)
- Subjects:
- Farmer, John
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