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Painting, "August Chapman Allen"

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Creator	[Unknown].
Title	Painting, "August Chapman Allen"
Medium or Materials	bone -- ivory ; paint -- watercolor
Description	Painting. Miniature. Oval. Watercolor on ivory. Portrait of A.C. Allen. Bust view. Black coat and tie. White shirt. August Chapman Allen (1806-1864), co-founder of Houston, backer of the Texas Revolution, prominent businessman and later U.S. diplomat. Originally in a double-frame with 3598. Removed because paint surface was pressed directly into glass.
Dimensions	H. 2.16 x W. 1.63 in (H. 5.49 x W. 4.14 cm)
Place of Origin	[Tex.]
Provenance	Gift to San Jacinto Museum of History from Claire Allen Edbon.
Date Digital	2015
Language	eng
Type	image
Artisan or Artist	[Unknown].
Subject LC	ivory ; paint ; watercolor painting
Subject AAT	Materials Facet -- Materials (Hierarchy Name) -- materials (matter) -- combination inorganic/organic material -- combination inorganic/organic animal material -- bone (material) -- dentin (material) -- ivory (material) ; Materials Facet -- Materials (Hierarchy Name) -- materials (matter) -- coating (material) -- paint (coating) -- water-base paint -- watercolor (paint) ; Objects Facet -- Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) -- Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) -- visual works (works) -- paintings (visual works) -- watercolors (paintings)
Subject NMC	Communication Artifacts -- art -- painting
Form	visual works -- watercolor paintings
Coverage Date	early to mid 1800s
Resource Set	San Jacinto Museum of History Artifact Collection
Local Resource Number	3599
Contributing Institution	San Jacinto Museum of History
Rights	For information about reproductions or permissions, please contact the San Jacinto Museum of History, library@sanjacinto-museum.org or 281.479.2421
Format	jpg
Identifier	SJMA-3599
Date created	2015-07-27
Date modified	2015-07-27

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Title	SJMA-3599
Date created	2015-07-27
Date modified	2015-07-27

Painting, "August Chapman Allen"

SJMA-3599

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Painting, "August Chapman Allen"

Painting, "August Chapman Allen"