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PORTRAIT OF C.W. POST

Creator(s): C. J. Fox (Miniaturist)

Currently in storage


About this object

Miniature of CW Post, hand painted on ivory. He is shown in half length facing three quarters to the left, with his face turned to the front. He is wearing a blue double breasted suit and a white shirt collar, with a blue necktie and a pearl tie pin. He is seen against a plain dark background. Fitted in an oval brass frame with a loop hanger. Came in a black leather fitted case, lined in tan velvet.

Object name:
PORTRAIT OF C.W. POST
Made from:
Watercolor on ivory
Made in:
USA
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
10 × 8.1 cm (3 15/16 × 3 3/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
53.61
Class:
MINIATURE
Signature marks:
SIGNATURE bottom right: c j fox (or Fovi, or Favi)
Credit line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1988