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Miniature Portrait

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1835

GUSN

GUSN-33296

Description

Bust length, man with unruly curly hair, in black coat and cravat. In leather case.

Details

Descriptive Terms

miniatures (toys)
portraits
paintings (visual works)
ivory (tooth component)
oil paint (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Portrait

Inscription

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.""

Maker

Lewis, William (Artist)

Dimensions

4 x 3 1/2 x 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Newton Mackintosh

Accession Number

1930.424

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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