Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sir Samuel Auchmuty, G.C.B. (1758-1822)
Object Number:
1928.10
Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and scratching out on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. ( 44.4 x 29.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: on back of mount:"Copied by T. Fonseca from the original painting in Madras, 1838. Given by Miss Annette Montresor, 1872"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed and signed at center in brown ink: "Copied by T. Fonseca / from an original painting / Madras October 1838"
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Richard T. Auchmuty, widow of his grandnephew
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
