Portrait of Erasmus Darwin Foote

Thomas Seir Cummings

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Thomas Seir Cummings (American, born England, 1804–1894). Portrait of Erasmus Darwin Foote, ca. 1832–1833. Watercolor on ivory portrait in brass locket with glass lenses on both sides, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 16.687.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Portrait of Erasmus Darwin Foote

Date

ca. 1832–1833

Medium

Watercolor on ivory portrait in brass locket with glass lenses on both sides

Classification

Portrait, Miniatures

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)

Signatures

Unsigned

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

16.687.2

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