Henry Lewis Miller
SubjectPortrait of
Henry Lewis Miller
(American, 1806 - 1861)
PainterAttributed to
Charles William Eldridge
(1811 - 1883)
Date1835-1840
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in wooden case with gilt mat and paper covering
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 x 1 7/16in. (5.1 x 3.6cm)
Other (height x width x depth of case): 2 7/8 x 2 7/16 x 3in. (7.3 x 6.2 x 7.6cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Annie C. Miller
Object number1943.1.1
DescriptionBust-length miniature of a man with dark brown hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a white shirt, a black stock, black waistcoat, and navy blue jacket. The miniature is in wooden paper-covered case with gilt decoration.
Label TextHenry Lewis Miller was a successful lawyer, Quarter Master General of the State of Connecticut, major of Governor's Foot Guard, and judge of the Hartford City Court. He died in 1861and is buried with his wife and children in the Hartford Old North Cemetery.
NotesDate Note: The donor dated this piece at 1835-1840, which is corroborated by the style of the subject's clothing..(Ozzone 5/3/2013)Medium Note: Cases of this sort were primarily manufactured for housing daguerreotypes (Ozzone 4/4/2013)
Status
Not on view
Henry Lewis Miller
