Painting

Title:

Colonel Daniel Gookin

Object Name:

Painting

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1756-1831

Material:

Watercolor, paper

Dimensions:

H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Document as seen:
Height: 7.250"
Width: 5.750"

Description:

A watercolor profile of balding man with glasses, wearing a dark blue jacket, dark brown trousers, dark boots, ivory waistcoat and tan stockings, and holding a piece of paper. The painting is matted and framed, and the matte reads: "Col Daniel Gookin, Born March 2, 1756, Died September 24, 1831" and "Original member and 2nd Secretary of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire. Judge of Probate of Rockingham County, New Hampshire."

Provenance:

Daniel Gookin (1756-1831) was born and raised in North Hampton, New Hampshire. During the American Revolution, he served as a sergeant-major, ensign, and lieutenant in Lieutenant Colonel George Reid's Second New Hampshire Regiment. Gookin retired from military service on March 12, 1782, and was one of the original members of the New Hampshire chapter of the Society of the Cincinnati. He also served as the Society's second secretary. From the time of this appointment to the time of his death, Daniel Gookin maintained an active political career; he served as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and a Judge of Probate. When the original New Hampshire Society dispersed in 1823, he may have been the last surviving original member.


Donor James B. Thornton was a descendent of Daniel Gookin.

Subjects:

Painting, Portrait drawings, Portraits, Watercolor paintings, Watercolors

People:

Gookin, Daniel

Place of Origin:

United States

Collection Name:

Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire

Item Number:

1990.133

Accession Number:

1990.133

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum

Credit Line:

Gift of James B. Thornton

Participating Organization:

American Independence Museum