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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #919 |
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| Subject/Title: | Colby, Gardner (1810-1879) | |
| Artist: | Unknown | |
| Date Created: | unknown | |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection | |
| Frame Dimensions: | 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 2 1/2 x 3 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on ivory | |
| Date Documented: | 1 October 2007 | |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Miniature in gold-colored metal frame. No doubt the work of an accomplished artist. |
| History of Work: | Miniature was inherited by the present owner, a descendent of the subject. |
| Notes: | Subject was born in Bowdenham, Maine; died in Boston, Massachusetts. A successful businessman, he made a large donation to Waterville College, Waterville, Maine, during the Civil War, saving the school from bankruptcy. In gratitude, trustees changed the name to Colby College, now one of the top-ranked small schools in the U. S. Gardner Colby married Mary Lowe Roberts on 12 June 1836 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. |