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Archives of American Art
Thomas Sully letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sullthom
- Creators:
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Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872
- Dates:
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1827 and [undated]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letter to Charles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, October 10. 1827, regarding a portrait Sully painted of him; and a letter from Mary G. Ravenel to Robert Tyler of Philadelphia in which she mentions a Sully painting she has just received, n.y. March 2.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Portrait painter; Philadelphia, Pa.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3472 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Letter to Charles Carroll donated 1963 by Carnegie Book Shop. Letter to Robert Tyler donated 1966 by Jean Meissner and William T. Campbell, Jr.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Portrait painting, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Carroll, Charles, 1702-1782 -- Portraits | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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