| Rick'ys Big Collection |
Paintings |
| Description |
Framed painting of Col. Edwin Upton indicating rank and heroic staffage, his attributes include a pair of dark glasses and a cane. Reason we can determine that it is Col. Upton, he experienced a terrible accident while keeper at the house of correction in 1869. While supervising a blast at the correction facility something went wrong and he became afflicted with blindness; truly the portrait was painted from real life. |
| Material |
wood, canvas, copper, iron, paint |
| Object ID |
1912.127.098 |
| Object Name |
Painting |
| People |
Upton John
Upton Edwin
Fairbanks Augusta S. ( Mrs) |
| Search Terms |
Colonel |
| Subjects |
Military
Tiffany sword
House of Correction, Fitchburg
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| Title |
Col. Edwin Upton |
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