Samuel Watkinson Collins
SubjectPortrait of
Samuel Watkinson Collins
American, 1802 - 1871
PainterPainted by
Unknown
Datelate 1830s
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in leather-covered wood case
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 9/16 x 2 7/8in. (9.1 x 7.3cm)
Other (height x width x depth of case): 5 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 9/16in. (13.1 x 10.9 x 1.5cm)
Other (height x width x depth of case): 5 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 9/16in. (13.1 x 10.9 x 1.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of The Collins Company
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of man with brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a black stock or cravat, a white shirt, black waistcoat, and black jacket. The miniature is in a leather-covered wooden case. The silk pad in the case is dark blue and the portrait is framed in yellow silk.
Object number1966.53.1
NotesDate Note: Museum records date this miniature to the late 1830s and the subject's life dates corroborate that. (Ozzone 5/2/2013)Subject Terms
On View
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