Newport, RI – (September 2010) – The Newport Historical Society debuted two additions to the Museum & Shop at Brick Market on Tuesday, September 28th at 4PM. An important early 18th century portrait by Nehemiah Partridge of Abigail Ellery, grandmother of the signer William Ellery, and an 18th century Newport-made dining table once owned by the Marchant family of Newport were installed in the exhibits.
The Aquidneck Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution adopted the painting of Mrs. Ellery, and their generosity funded a cleaning of the painting and restoration of the early 18th century frame. Mrs. Jane Cole, now of Florida, donated the Marchant table earlier this year. The public is welcome to view the works, and the Museum during its regular hours. Mrs. Ellery now hangs next to a Partridge portrait of Benjamin Ellery Sr., her husband.
Portrait of Abigail Wilkins Ellery (1647-1742)