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Converse, Edmund Cogswell, 1849-1921 print view role Collector dates 1849-1921 city Greenwich state CT other cities Boston, MA; sex M historical notes Converse was a collector, financier and founder of Bankers Trust company. Among nineteenth century paintings and works by Van Dyck and Gainsborough, Converse collected Chinese, Persian, Japanese and Italian ceramics, mortuary glass, jades and other hard stones. He bequest his collection to Harvard University and the Metropolitan Art Museum. He was married twice, his first wife, Jessie MacDonough Green of New York, 1879, and she died in 1914; his second wife was Ethith Dushee. decades of activity 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 updated 11/24/2025 10:11:49 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details No known archives at the time of publication n/a see details... «  back