John Howard Bidwell
ArtistPainted by
Alice Tillinghast
(American, born 1869)
SubjectPortrait of
John Howard Bidwell
(American, 1899 - 1910)
Dateabout 1910
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in a painted wooden frame under glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width ): 3 9/16 x 3in. (9.1 x 7.6cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 4 9/16 x 4 x 7/8in. (11.6 x 10.2 x 2.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Filley Bidwell
Object number1956.4.114
DescriptionMiniature portrait of a young boy with brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a white shirt with a wide sailor collar, light blue sailor’s tie, knickers, and stockings. He is sitting with his hands folded on his knee. There is a suggestion of background scenery. The miniature is in a wooden frame, painted with gold paint.
Label TextJohn Howard Bidwell was born on 8 October 1899 and died of heart disease on 9 August 1910 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, either shortly before or shortly after this poignant portrait was completed. The miniature is attributed to the New York miniaturist, Alice Tillinghast Searle.
Status
Not on view
before 1845
