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Paul Cuffee Oil Portrait

 Collection — Frame: 1
Identifier: 2012-155

Scope and Contents

Paul Cuffee, born in 1759 to a free African father and Wampanoag mother, was one of the most influential black and Native American men of his time. He was a Quaker mariner and merchant, early abolitionist, and established the first racially integrated school in Westport, Mass.

Dates

  • Circa 1815

Extent

1 item(s) (oil paint; canvas; 27" X 23" [Framed]) : oil paint; canvas ; 27" X 23" [Framed]

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

N

Physical Location

Treat Rotunda

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received on 2012 Sep 11, 2012 and accessioned on Sep 22, 2012. Acquired in honor of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Bibliography

Schultz, "Captain Paul Cuffe: Portrait of a Remarkable Life" on the American Ancestors website. Antiques and the Arts Weekly (Jan. 2014)

Temporary Number

TN016.1

General

Attributed as Paul Cuffe by George J. Arden of New York at the Shapiro Fine Art Auction, partially due to the "Cu" inscription on the back of the frame which is deemed original. The back has not been viewed recently.

General

Once borrowed by the MFA

Appraisals

Y: 2013 (Skinner: 00,000)

Note about creators

Painting formerly attributed to Chester Harding.

Photo

Y

Title type

Descriptive

Culture of Origin

American (North American)

Processing Information

Conserved by Lance Mayer, 2010

Catalog Date

6/6/2016

Title
Catalog record for Paul Cuffee Oil Portrait
Author
Initial metadata prepared by Mary Kathryn Menck. EAD record prepared in MarcEdit.
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Art Collections Repository

Contact:
New England Historic Genealogical Society
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Boston MA 02116-3007 United States
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