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for William Eldridge
William Eldridge
Dateprobably 1794
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory under glass in metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width ): 2 x 1 9/16in. (5.1 x 4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/8in. (6.2 x 4.7 x 0.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/8in. (6.2 x 4.7 x 0.4cm)
Credit LineGift of William H. Bulkeley
DescriptionHalf-length miniature portrait of a man with brown hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a white jabot, black double breasted waistcoat, and brown jacket. The metal frame is scalloped at the edges of the image. The back of the frame has an opening, and under the glass there is a locket of braided hair. There is a piece of ivory in the middle of the braid with two palm leaves with the initials "WE" in script under them and a bird underneath the initials engraved on the ivory.
Object number1964.12.4
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