Portraits of Peter Beckford and Bathshua Beckford painted by Benjamin West c. 1797, after the deaths of the sitters. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
John Caldwell et al. American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Vol. I pp. 75-76.
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Collector?
Yes
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Current Location
New York
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Current Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
