Rutledge family portrait papers.

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Rutledge family portrait papers.

This collection consists of several leaves of typed and handwritten notes concerning the Rutledge family portraits. It also includes two letters from Louisa Dresser of the Worcester Art Museum to Alston Deas thanking him for information relating to her museum's portrait of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney by James Earl..

4 items ([21] leaves) ; 15-22 cm.

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Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, losing both elections. Pinckney was born into a powerful family of aristocratic planters. He practiced law for several years and was elected to the colonial legislature. A supporter of independence from Great Br...

Earl, James (American painter, 1761-1796, active in Great Britain)

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Campbell, Louisa Dresser, 1907-1989

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Louisa Dresser (1907-1989) was an art administrator and art historian from Worcester, Mass. From the description of Oral history interview with Louisa Dresser, 1972 Oct. 19 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595149 Art administrator; museum curator; art historian; Worcester, Mass. Died 1989. Joined the staff of the Worcester Art Museum in 1932 as an associate in Decorative Arts. She later became curator of the collections, and also ...

Deas, Alston, 1893-1985

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Charleston, South Carolina preservationist, educator, author, and U.S. Army officer. Col. Alston Deas spent nearly sixty years in military service. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Deas later taught there and at The Citadel (Military College of South Carolina). He was president of the Preservation Society of Charleston and chairman of the Charleston Zoning Commission. From the description of Alston Deas papers, 1931-1977. (The South Carolina Historical ...

Rutledge family.

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