Painting
- Title:
- Calvin Howe
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2011.006
- Creator:
- Tenney, Adna (1810-1900)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Portrait of Calvin Howe (1806-1882), attributed to Adna Tenney (1810-1900), c. 1860. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man; facing slightly right, eyes toward viewer. Sitter has gray hair, parted at left, dark eyebrows, and blue eyes. He is wearing a black coat, black waistcoat, white shirt with standing collar, and tied black cravat. Background is indicative of a sunset with dark brown, red, and orange; yellow-green curtain left background. Unsigned. Gilded gesso over molded wood frame.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-27 W-21.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Calvin Howe (1806-1882) was a Concord, NH, businessman who was a founder, trustee, and financial supporter of the Centennial Home for the Aged in Concord. This portrait hung in the Centennial Home until the building was converted to a restaurant and hotel (the Centennial Inn) in the 1990s. It was found in the attic of the Centennial Inn.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Centennial Hotel
- Subjects:
- Howe, Calvin, Businessmen
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