Collections: American Art: Portrait of Erasmus Darwin Foote

Portrait of Erasmus Darwin Foote

Artist: Thomas Seir Cummings, American, born England, 1804-1894
Medium: Watercolor on ivory portrait in brass locket with glass lenses on both sides
Dates: ca. 1832-1833
Dimensions: Image (sight): 2 9/16 x 2 1/16 in. (6.5 x 5.2 cm) Frame: 2 7/8 x 2 7/16 in. (7.3 x 6.2 cm) Frame (height with loop): 3 9/16 in. (9 cm) Case: 4 x 2 7/8 x 1 in. (10.2 x 7.3 x 2.5 cm)
Signature: Unsigned
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 16.687.2
Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 16.687.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Locket has a small window on the verso (window is empty); companion piece 16.687.1. Miniature is housed in fitted red leather case with latch.