Oil on canvas portrait of Zachariah Howell

Metadata

Title

Date

1834

Description

One of a pair of portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Zachariah Howell, by Robert Street, Philadelphia, 1834. Both half length, seated, painted to face one another. Mr. Howell holds architectural drawings in his hands. See CCCCP-044.

Type

portrait

Accession Number

ccccp 043

Cataloged By

Condition

Good. Needs cleaning. 9-18-84

History

In file: family tree of Helen Marguerite Barrett, great-granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howell; copy of 1965 Co. minutes in which the donation of the portraits (by Ms. Barrett) is mentioned; correspondence from Mrs. C. Frederick Duncan which describes Ms. Barrett's decision to donate the portraits.

Negative Number

3, 4

Measurements

H- 29" (73.5 cm) W- 24" (61 cm)

Photo Roll Number

Where Made

Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Date Cataloged

1984-09-18

Citation

“Oil on canvas portrait of Zachariah Howell,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 25, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/22111.