Bust length, man with unruly curly hair, in black coat and cravat. In leather case.
miniatures (toys)
portraits
paintings (visual works)
ivory (tooth component)
oil paint (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Portrait
In pen and pencilled script on paper insert ""By William Lewis, 1835/ Portrait & Miniature Painter./an unknown sitter, possibly of Medfield/ among the Harriet Fowle th[illegible] of Medfield. May be one of her Adams ancestors.""
Lewis, William (Artist)
4 x 3 1/2 x 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Newton Mackintosh
1930.424
Massachusetts (United States)
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