Title
Dr. Charles Cotton
Object Type
Creator
Date
1905-1915
Description
Portrait after O.S. Freeland. Dr. Charles Cotton (1788-1870) was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard in 1808. He was a surgeon in the Navy during the war of 1812 and oversaw the Newport Naval Hospital. After the war, he stayed in Newport and continued to run the hospital, as well as becoming involved with the Rhode Island Historical Society and Trinity Church.
Medium
oil paint on canvas
Extent
26 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (67.3 x 55.2 cm)
Collection
Source
Gift of Jane Cotton Ebbs
Identifier
PA.013
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