Reuben Moulthrop Wax Portrait
Abstract
Wax portrait of Reverend Naphtali Daggett (1727-1780), Professor of Yale University in 1780. Done in 1797 at New Haven Connecticut by Reuben Moulthrop of East Haven, Connecticut. The artist is known to have worked in wax and painted portraits of several Yale University presidents of the period. This silhouette portraits descended in the Daggett family through the years before being donated to the American Folk Art Museum.
Dates
- 1797
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to sensitive materials may be restricted at the discretion of the American Folk Art Museum.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is owned by the American Folk Art Museum. The collection is subject to all copyright laws, and is dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship.
Extent
2 object(s)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Diana Daggett, 2016-2017.
Condition Description
The silhouette has come loose from its original frame. The original back of the frame has been removed from the frame and has a non-original sticky residue due to tape that was at some point on it.
- Title
- A Guide to the Reuben Moulthrop Wax Portrait
- Author
- Regina Carra
- Date
- February 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the American Folk Art Museum Archives Repository
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Long Island City New York 11101 United States
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