Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
C08.505 |
Title |
Portrait of Hon. John Frost. |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
This is an oval portrait of a seated man, half turned toward the spectator; wears a long, full wig and brownish-red robe; white stock; holds calipers in left hand. Gold oval frame with carved ornament; is possibly the original frame. |
Date |
c.1710 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Dimensions |
H-29 W-24.75 inches |
Material |
Oil on Canvas |
Place of Origin |
Boston or Portsmouth |
Provenance |
By descent in the Frost family.. Subject is buried in Frost Cemetery in New Castle. He was a merchant and Provincial Counsellor. Married to Mary Pepperrell, sister of Sir William Pepperrell. Cf. C07.504 |
People |
Frost, John, c1681-c1732 Pepperrell Family Pepperrell, Mary, 1685-1768 Pepperrell, William, 1696-1759 |
Search Terms |
New Castle, NH Piscataqua merchants |
Subjects |
Portraits Paintings Oils |
Relation |
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