Photo: Courtesy New Bedford Whaling Museum, Gift of Ms. Flora Jarvis
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Frame for embroidered needlework |
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Object numberRIF4927 |
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MakerMaker William T. Grinnell, 17881835 |
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DimensionsOverall: 21 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (54.61 × 49.53 cm) |
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Date1809 |
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Current locationNew Bedford Whaling Museum |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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Marks"WILLIAM T. GRINNELL, / Ornamental Painter and Gilder, / NEXT DOOR TO CHARLES LIPPITT, ESQ. 9 WEYBOSSET STREET, / PROVIDENCE, R.I. / Offers for sale, a general assortment of Painter's Col- / ors and Varnishes; --also, Looking-Glass Plates, Window Glass, &c.;--and all other articles generally called for in / a paint store. / He executes ornamental painting, oil and burnish gild / ing, also polishes and re-silvers old looking-glasses, in all their various branches. / He solicits the patronage of the public; and every favor / will be gratefully acknowledged., glued to the back of frame; "1809," inscribed, at bottom of label |
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Inscriptions"Amey Russell," inscribed in black paint, on gold border of glass mat, near lower right-hand corner |
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ProvenanceAmey Russell (born 1796), New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1809. Old Dartmouth Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1920 |
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Associated namesAmey Russell |
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BibliographyBetty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant-Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117, no. 1 (January 1980): 212, 214, pl. I, fig. 1. |