Collection Highlights
Wig curler
1760-1775
INV.5924.77
Clay
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Luce Center
Aaron Vail (1796-1878)
Title
Aaron Vail (1796-1878)
Date
ca. 1845
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 50 1/2 x 35 1/4 in. ( 128.3 x 89.5 cm )
Credit Line
Bequest of Jacques de Bon
Object Number
1968.34
Gallery Label
The subject was born in Lorient, France, where his father, Aaron Vail (1758-1813), a New York merchant, was United States consul and commercial agent. He came to live in the U.S. after his father's death and later served in various capacities with the U.S. State Dept. under Presidents James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson. He was the grandfather of Madame Jacques de Bon, wife of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
