Painting, Portrait - Josiah Demby

 
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Painting, Portrait - Josiah Demby
Josiah Demby portrait
Josiah Demby portrait

Painting, Portrait - Josiah Demby

Object number2008.191.14
Dateca 1870
Mediumpaint, paper, glass, metal
Dimensions20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionFramed oval portrait of Josiah Demby. The frame consists of a rusted tin oval and a convex oval piece of glass. Since removed from the frame, the portrait depicts a bearded middle-aged man in a black dress coat, black bow-tie, and white collar shirt. On the left lapel of the man's jacket is a small, circular red pin. The pin is a GAR Member lapel stud. The surface of the cardboard is pitted in small spots, exposing the raw paper underneath.

    Josiah Demby was born August 20, 1840 in Georgia. He enlisted at Little Rock as a 1st Lieutenant in the 4th Arkansas (Union) Cavalry. He was commissioned an officer on March 8, 1864 and mustered out on June 30, 1865. Demby died on Feb. 12, 1918 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
    Status
    Not on view
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