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
InscribedMonogram initials "S.B." in script, made of thin strips of metal, soldered to back of frameNotesMedium 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)
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