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Portrait of Patrick Mulvany

Object number92.110.1 a,b

Datec. 1854

Mediumpaint canvas wood

Credit LineGift of Patricia Ulam

DescriptionOil painting. Portrait of an older man with brown eyes, white hair and side burns. He is seated and facing proper left and is wearing a black three piece suit, white high collar shirt and black tie. Hands are his lap; right open, left clinched. The background is brown/biege to dark brown. In lower left corner, red covered table with glimpse of book. A watch chain is near his right hand.Dimensions35.2499 x 28.2499 in. (89.5 x 71.8 cm)
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MarksLabel on backside, top center: Wonderly Brothers/ Galleries/ Pittsburgh Pa./
Historical NotesPatick Mulvany came from Ireland around 1820. By 1826, he had a cabinet shop on Market between Second and Front Streets producing furniture such as the table displayed with the portraits. In 1832, he founded Birmingham Flint Glass Company with glass cutter William O'Leary. The firm manufactured plain, cut, and pressed flint glass. Since Mulvany was a cabinet maker, he likely was the financial investor in this early South Side glass manufacturing company. Mulvany aligned himself with other glass men and merchants through business and marriage (the company became Mulvany and Ledlie when Mulvaney partnered with James E. Ledlie and his son-in-law Joseph J. Ulam; Eleanor was the daughter of Walter Fortune, a Pittsburgh merchant). A prominent businessman, Mulvany served as a director of the Branch Bank of the United States.Label TextPatick Mulvany came from Ireland around 1820. By 1826, he had a cabinet shop on Market between Second and Front Streets producing furniture such as the table displayed with the portraits. In 1832, he founded Birmingham Flint Glass Company with glass cutter William O’Leary. The firm manufactured plain, cut, and pressed flint glass. Since Mulvany was a cabinet maker, he likely was the financial investor in this early South Side glass manufacturing company. Mulvany aligned himself with other glass men and merchants through business and marriage (the company became Mulvany and Ledlie when Mulvany partnered with James E. Ledlie and his son-in-law Joseph J. Ulam; Eleanor was the daughter of Walter Fortune, a Pittsburgh merchant). A prominent businessman, Mulvany served as a director of the Branch Bank of the United States.

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