Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)
Title
Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)
Date
ca. 1818
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
canvas: 30 1/4 x 25 in. ( 76.8 x 63.5 cm )
frame: 35 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 90.2 x 76.8 x 8.3 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Marshall S. Bidwell
Object Number
1871.1
Gallery Label
Spencer was born in Salisbury, Conn., the son of Philip and Abigail (Moore) Spencer. He graduated from Harvard in 1783 and was admitted to the bar in 1788. Settling in Hudson, N.Y., he entered politics and served in the state legislature from 1793 to 1802. In 1802 he became attorney general for the state and two years later began a nineteen year tenure on the state Supreme Court; he was named chief justice in 1819. He later served as mayor of Albany (1824-25) and was elected to Congress (1829).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
