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On Display: House - Shipley Hall
Painting (Portrait)
Benjamin Ferris
Bass Otis
1830-1831
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bass Otis (Painter)
Place of Origin
Wilmington; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Tinned sheet iron
Museum Object Number
1966.0018 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Miss Frances Canby Ferris
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Complete Details
Object Number
1966.0018 A
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Benjamin Ferris
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Bass Otis (Painter)
Place of Origin
Wilmington; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date
1830-1831
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Tinned sheet iron
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
11.6 (H) x 9.6 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.4 (H) x 24.5 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Woodward, Roland H., et al. 1976 Bass Otis: Painter, Portraitist and Engraver.
Book: Weekley, Carolyn J. 1999 The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks. 254 pp.
• Published on p. 67.Article: Fairbanks, Jonathan L. 02/15/1965 "A Picture by Benjamin Ferris of the Second Friends Meeting House". Winterthur Newsletter. 11: 1-4.