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Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Eliza Avery Eldridge
Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.5 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

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)
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
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.4 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    William Verstille
    probably 1794
    Gift of C. Alfred Weatherby, 1929.2.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    James Bidwell Hosmer
    1795-1810
    Gift of Rulef C. Schanck in memory of his wife, Leona Lucy Fisher Schanck, 1935.14.2  © 2013 Th…
    Unknown
    about 1800
    Museum purchase, 1930.1.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Laura Wolcott
    1820-1830
    Gift of Florence Ogle, 1972.11.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    George Child
    probably 1820s
    Gift of Kate L. Hayden, 1921.1.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    William Conner
    about 1814
    Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.6, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Mary Harriet Seymour
    1902
    Gift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1965.46.1 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Charles William Eldridge
    about 1835
    Gift of Charles Coleman Sellers, 1963.65.0  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Waldo & Jewett
    about 1815
    Museum purchase, 1964.105.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Riley Whiting Jr.
    before 1845
    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1958.43.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Abijah Flagg
    early 1820's
    Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.7 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Charles William Eldridge
    probably 1825