Eliza Avery Eldridge
ArtistAttributed to
William Verstille
American, 1757 - 1803
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 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/8in. (6.9 x 4.7 x 0.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/8in. (6.9 x 4.7 x 0.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of William H. Bulkeley
DescriptionHalf-length miniature portrait of a woman with brown hair and brown eyes. She is wearing a white cap with a yellow bow, a white handkerchief with lace edging and a white dress. The metal frame is scalloped on the front and the back of the frame has an opening with a locket of braided hair under the glass. In the center of the braid there is a piece of ivory with two palm leaves, the initials "EE" in script and a bird underneath engraved on it. The frame has a suspension loop at the top.
Object number1964.12.5
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