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oid0003: Dixwell, Esther Sargent, portrait of (1776-1865) 1/2 length
Dixwell, Esther Sargent (1776-1855)
first cousin once removed, via Epes & Dorcas Sargent
oil on wood panel
by Alexander, Francis (1800-1880) in 1825

Subject

A daughter of Judith's 1st cousin, Epes Sargent, and Dorcas Babson Sargent. Her sister was Henrietta.



Granddaughter of Epes (1721), Judith's uncle. Married John Dixwell who was a physician in Boston - Father, Epes (1748) Gloucester, was engaged in shipping trades and served as a delegate to the Convention for forming the State Constitution (1779)



Donated by Brewer, Arthur or Nina Owen loan in 1956? in 1956

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oid0004: Sargent, Dorcas Babson (1749-1836). Portrait of; half length.
Sargent, Dorcas Babson (1749-1836)
first cousin's spouse
oil on canvas
by Frothingham, James (1786-1864) in circa 1817
Creator

is noted for his beautifully detailed faces. An example are the lovely highlights and shadows of Henrietta Sargent portrait.



Subject

Daughter of Capt James Babson, Married Epes Sargent IV (1748-1822), Henrietta was her daughter, as was Dorcas V.



Dorcas was the wife of Epes Sargent (1748-1822). She was a direct descendant of Isabel Babson, believed to be Cape Ann's first midwife (1630s)



Donated by Mathews,Georgiana Babson in Unknown

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oid0007_09: Sargent, Epes VI -(1813-1880) Silhouette. Full length. Label: "Epes Sargent Editor NYk Mirror 7th Sept. 1839" married Elizabeth Weld
Sargent, Epes (1813-1880)
paper
by Edouart, Auguste (1789-1861) in 1839

Subject

AKA Epes VI. An editor, poet and playwright.



The artist drowned when his ship wrecked off the coast. This silhouette washed ashore with the wreckage, was found some months later in an Essex farmhouse bought and taken New York where it was sold to descendants of sitter.



Donated by Sargent, Henrietta (Mrs.Guy Lowell) in 1941

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oid0007_16: Hough, Benjamin Kent (1766-1855), silhouette.
Hough, Benjamin Kent Sr (1766-1855)
paper
by Hanks, Master in circa 1828 perhaps

Subject

As a young man, he was placed in the Gloucester store of merchant David Plumer to learn the ins and outs of the mercantile business; shortly thereafter Hough moved to the counting-rooms of Winthrop Sargent, Judith's father, who was engaged in trade with the West Indies. Hough remained in the employment of Sargent until he struck out on his own in about 1790. He bought the house in 1801 from Gilman's widow. He was married on January 12, 1791 to Elizabeth Plumer, the daughter of David Plumer, who had instructed young Hough in the ways of business. The marriage was performed by Reverend John Murray. Elizabeth died five years later at the age of thirty, childless, and Hough remarried in 1801 to Lucy Sayward Foster, the widow of Colonel Thomas Foster. He served as an Officer of the Gloucester Bank for 35 years and as its President for 5. He was the Treasurer of the Church for 40 years and a founder of the Gloucester Lyceum.



Donated by Hough, Misses in 1928

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oid0007_17: Hough, Bemjamin K, 2nd.; silhouette
Hough, Benjamin Kent Jr (1805-1875)
paper
by an unknown creator in unknown year

Subject

Grew up in this house, and like his father was a merchant, served as an officer of Gloucester Bank, was one of the founders of the Sawyer Free Library, along with Fitz Henry Lane.



Donated by Hough, Misses in 1928

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oid0010: Sargent,Colonel Henry (1770-1845)
Sargent, Colonel Henry (1770-1845)
cousin
oil on glass; reverse painting
by Field, Robert (1769-1819) in 1806
Creator

son of Daniel & Mary Turner Sargent



Subject

was a Colonel in the War of 1812, and was a member of the MA Senate from 1812-1817. He was also was a popular painter in Boston in early 1800s; some of his works are in the MFA collections



On the back "This portrait of Col. Henry Sargent belonged to Winthrop Sargent, his grandson, and is now presented to the Sargent House. Signed RF.



Donated by Lamb, Mrs. Horatio Appleton in 1924

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oid0011: Parish, Mary Sargent (1829-1912); equestrian bronze.
Parish, Mary Sargent (1829-1912)
Grandniece: Daughter of George Washington Sargent, son of Gov. Winthrop Sargent
Bronze
by Mene, Pierre-Jules (1810-1879) in unknown year

Subject

was the daughter of George Washington Sargent. Her first marriage was to Henry Postlethwaite Duncan, son of Stephen Duncan, a Mississippi planter and Catherine Bingaman (Julia Maria Sargent married into this family) of Natchez. Hence she was known as Mary Sargent Duncan at one time. Her second husband was George Parish, a Hamburg merchant, who carried on his business in the US for many years. When George died, Mary lived in his large country place in Senftenberg, Bohemia. There were no children.



Donated by Lowell, Henrietta Sargent: she was a daughter of Charles Sprague Sargent in 1941

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oid0014: Parish, Mary Sargent (1829-1912); marble bust
Parish, Mary Sargent (1829-1912)
Grandniece: Daughter of George Washington Sargent, son of Gov. Winthrop Sargent
marble
by Powers, Hiram (1805-1873) (attributed to) in unknown year

Subject

was the daughter of George Washington Sargent. Her first marriage was to Henry Postlethwaite Duncan, son of Stephen Duncan, a Mississippi planter and Catherine Bingaman (Julia Maria Sargent married into this family) of Natchez. Hence she was known as Mary Sargent Duncan at one time. Her second husband was George Parish, a Hamburg merchant, who carried on his business in the US for many years. When George died, Mary lived in his large country place in Senftenberg, Bohemia. There were no children.



Donated by Longcope, Mrs. Janet 1886-1974 in 1946

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oid0038: Gilman, Rev. Samuel (1791-1858), portrait of. Half length; oval frame.
Gilman, Rev. Samuel (1791-1858)
oil on canvas
by Sully, Thomas (1783-1872) in berween 1815-1825

Subject

Samuel was the son of Frederick & Abigail Somes Gilman and was born in the house. He attended Harvard and wrote Fair Harvard. Soon after Samuel's father died, the family sold the house to Benjamin Hough in 1801. Gilman moved to Charleston S.C. in 1819 and was Unitarian minister for 40 years at the Archdale Street Unitarian Church. When the House was being restored in 1917 the SMG founders approached Harvard in an attempt to raise money to save the house in recognition of Gilman and the contemporary Sargent alums.



Mimi Braverman think it may have been painted in Charlestown by Sully



Donated by Bowen, M/M Samuel Gilman in 1922

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oid0042: Gilman, Caroline Howard (1794-1888), portrait of. Oval. (Wife of Rev. Samuel Gilman)
Gilman, Caroline Howard (1794-1888)
oil on canvas
by Fisher, Alvan (1792-1863) in unknown year
Creator

Karen Quinn,Art historian/curator, formerly MFA: toured SHM & examined portraits. She spoke well of Fisher noting that he is currently underated as an artist. He is very well thought of as a local artist and really important for his landscapes.



Subject

Caroline was born and educated in Boston by her sister who raised her after her parents died. She met Samuel Gilman while he was at Harvard. They married in 1819 in Cambridge and then moved to Charleston SC. Caroline became one of the most popular women writers of the 1st half of the 1800s. Samuel was supportive of her writing but had reservations about women who chose "to move on the agitating theatre of public life". Caroline wrote about slavery in two books: Recollections of a Housekeeper and Recollections of a Southern Matron.



Donated by Unknown(perhaps Gilman/Bowen family in c.1920s

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oid0058: "A Schooner off Norman's Woe" Inscribed faintly on back of canvas" Annie S. Sargent, June 2, '77, from W.S."
A Schooner off Norman's Woe
oil on canvas
by Sargent, Winthrop VI (1822-) in 1877

Inscribed faintly on back of canvas" Annie S. Sargent, June 2, '77, from W.S."



Donated by Paine, Anne H.(nee Sargent ?) in 1961

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oid0059: Dixwell, Dr. John, portrait of (1777-1834) 1/2 length
Dixwell, Dr. John (1777-1834)
first cousin's (once removed) husband
oil on canvas
by Frothingham, James (1786-1864) in circa 1817
Creator

is noted for his beautifully detailed faces. An example are the lovely highlights and shadows of Henrietta Sargent portrait.



Subject

A physician who practiced in Boston. He married Esther Sargent in 1805.



Married Esther Sargent in 1805,



Donated by Dargel, Dorothy Owen through Sargent Bradlee in 1961

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oid0060: Lucy Sargent Turner (1773-1853) painted by Joseph Greenleaf Cole (1803-1858) painted mid 1800s - oil on canvas
Turner, Lucy Sargent (1773-1853)
niece, via Lucy Sanders & Paul Dudley Sargent
by Cole, Joseph Greenleaf (1803-1858) in mid 1800s

Subject

was often visited by Judith in Boston.



Donated by Mary Saxton Turner, a granddaughter of the sitter. in circa 1930

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oid0061: Portrait of Benjamin Kent Hough, Sr. (1766-1855).
Hough, Benjamin Kent Sr (1766-1855)
oil on canvas
by Fenton, Charles (1808-1877) in circa 1840

Subject

As a young man, he was placed in the Gloucester store of merchant David Plumer to learn the ins and outs of the mercantile business; shortly thereafter Hough moved to the counting-rooms of Winthrop Sargent, Judith's father, who was engaged in trade with the West Indies. Hough remained in the employment of Sargent until he struck out on his own in about 1790. He bought the house in 1801 from Gilman's widow. He was married on January 12, 1791 to Elizabeth Plumer, the daughter of David Plumer, who had instructed young Hough in the ways of business. The marriage was performed by Reverend John Murray. Elizabeth died five years later at the age of thirty, childless, and Hough remarried in 1801 to Lucy Sayward Foster, the widow of Colonel Thomas Foster. He served as an Officer of the Gloucester Bank for 35 years and as its President for 5. He was the Treasurer of the Church for 40 years and a founder of the Gloucester Lyceum.



Possibly modeled from a daguerrotype



Donated by Hough,Benjamin K. , V in 1992

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oid0062: Portrait of Esther Sargent Dixwell (1776-1855); charcoal and pastel(preliminary sketch) done when artist painted her husband?
Dixwell, Esther Sargent (1776-1855)
first cousin once removed, via Epes & Dorcas Sargent
Pastel & pencil on paper
by Frothingham, James (1786-1864) (attributed to) in Circa 1817

Subject

A daughter of Judith's 1st cousin, Epes Sargent, and Dorcas Babson Sargent. Her sister was Henrietta.



This drawing may have done when Frothingham painted her husband in 1817, when she was 41.



Donated by Esther Dixwell Brewer Steinmetz in 1956

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oid0075: Portrait of Elizabeth Pearce Hough (1811-1899); oil; oval
Hough, Elizabeth Pearce (1811-1899)
by an unknown creator in 1833

Subject

was the daughter of Capt William Pearce (1777-1841); she married Benjamin Kent Hough, Jr



Painted at the time of their marriage. These portraits are very well executed and should be attributable.



Donated by donated from the estate of Louis Hough in 2003, Sep

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oid0306: Wine Decanter. Frosted, cut and gilt decoration.
decanter
Blown glass
by an unknown creator in circa 1800

WIne decanter with gilt decoration.



Donated by Hough, Misses in 1928

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oid0711: Bedspread. Candlewick type woven and tufted with star and pine tree motif. Tradition holds spread was made by Lucy Foster Rogers who lived in the House.
Bedspread
by Rogers, Lucy Foster (attributed to) in circa 1812

Candlewick type woven and tufted with star and pine tree motif. Tradition holds spread was made by Lucy Foster Rogers who lived in the House using flax which was captured on an English ship during the War of 1812 by on of Samuel Rogers’ privateers.



Donated by Hitchcock,Mrs. Ripley; donation date unknown

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oid1225: Box. Fabric lined; wood with decopage-like decoration. Label: "The property of Epes Sargent of Gloucester, July 21, 1779"

by an unknown creator in circa 1779

Bible case with label: The property of Epes Sargent of Gloucester, July 21, 1779



Donated by Brewer, Arthur in 1956

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oid2010: The Gleaner - Vol II, Mary Sargent's copy
The Gleaner - Vol II
by Murray, Judith Sargent (1751-1820) in 1978

Mary Sargent's copy. Judith's copy is also in the collection.



Unknown donor and donation date

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