Seth Beckley
PainterPainted by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Seth Beckley
(1775 - 1802)
Dateabout 1800
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in metal frame under glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 1/8 x 1 11/16in. (5.4 x 4.3cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 x 2 x 1/8in. (7.3 x 5.1 x 0.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 x 2 x 1/8in. (7.3 x 5.1 x 0.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Rulef C. Schanck in memory of his wife, Leona Lucy Fisher Schanck
DescriptionBust-length miniature portrait of a man facing slightly to the right with blue eyes, gray hair, and sideburns. The man is wearing a dark brown jacket, white waistcoat, and white cravat or stock. The miniature is in an oval metal frame with a loop for suspension. On the back of the frame there is a locket of braided hair. The glass that covers the hair has the initials S.B. printed on it.
Object number1935.14.2
NotesMedium Note: Metal frame appears to be pinchbeck, which is an alloy of copper and zinc, used to imitate gold.
Date Note: The worksheet in object file dates this miniature at about 1800, but the reason for this is undocumented. (Ozzone 3/4/2013)On View
Not on view
