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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Jeptha H. Wade III
Museum
Nathaniel Olds
1837
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Provenance
PublicProvenance event
Nathaniel Olds (1788–c. 1840s), Farmer (later Interlaken), NY.
Provenance event
Sally Avery Olds Roberts (1792–1874), Madison, WI, the sitter's widow, by inheritance.
Provenance event
Sarah Jane Olds Tarr (1832–1912), Madison, WI, the sitter's daughter, by inheritance.
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Maud Ingman Tarr (1872–1963), Madison, WI, the sitter's granddaughter, by inheritance.
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin (now the Wisconsin Historical Society), Madison, WI, by beques...
Provenance event
Jeptha H. Wade III (1924–2008), Bedford, MA, by purchase in 1968.
Provenance event
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, by gift in 1991.
Source provenance text
Nathaniel Olds (1788–c. 1840s), Farmer (later Interlaken), NY. Sally Avery Olds Roberts (1792–1874), Madison, WI, the sitter's widow, by inheritance. Sarah Jane Olds Tarr (1832–1912), Madison, WI, the sitter's daughter, by inheritance. Maud Ingman Tarr (1872–1963), Madison, WI, the sitter's granddaughter, by inheritance. State Historical Society of Wisconsin (now the Wisconsin Historical Society), Madison, WI, by bequest. Jeptha H. Wade III (1924–2008), Bedford, MA, by purchase in 1968. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, by gift in 1991.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicNo rights-cleared exhibition history is published.
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Sourced Overview Evidence
Nathaniel Olds’s glasses have four tinted lenses, two of which are hinged side shields. This style was typically worn to protect sensitive eyes from excessive light, dust, or wind. Due to their occasional use during open-air travel, they were sometimes referred to as carriage or railroad spectacles. The painter of this portrait founded the Western Union Telegraph Company in 1854 and soon became one of Cleveland’s wealthiest industrialists. His grandson, Jeptha Wade II, was a founder of the Cleveland Museum of Art and donated the land upon which it stands as a Christmas gift to the city in 1892.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 7 structured provenance events · 0 structured exhibitions.
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