Papers from John Trumbull's paint box
name: label: Creator
content: Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
label: Names
content: Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Painting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Deposited 1984 by the National Portrait Gallery.
creator: label: Creator
content: Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; New Haven, Connecticut. Born in Lebanon, Ct. Studied under Benjamin West in London. Painted historic portraits and paintings.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1794-[ca. 1830]
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.trumjohp
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3589 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers from John Trumbull's paint box including an oval paper pattern for minatures inscribed "size for maile portraits sight measure 1794" (approximately 3 7/8 x 3 inches); a test of the pigment Terra de Cassol (cassel earth); a printed form letter to members of Congress, April 15, 1822, asking them to seek out portraits of those present at the resignation of General Washington; a handwritten invitation to tea from Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins; specifications and estimate from PB Lamont, New York, August 12, 1821, "for painting of the New York institution outside only"; fragments of 3 circulars issued by Trumbull soliciting subscriptions for engravings of his history paintings; 2 miscellaneous clippings; and a blank bank discount and deposit slip.