Object Details
Maker
Benjamin Trott (American, 1770-1843)
Date
n.d.
Geography
United States: New York; United States: District of Columbia: Washington
Culture
North American
Medium
watercolor on ivory, in its gilded copper case with burnished bezel of later date
Dimensions
No size
Provenance
Trott was a student of Gilbert Stuart and often copied him. He did work in Boston and New York and died in Washington in 1845. This miniature, on ivory was found among family papers.
Inscriptions
None
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Jay Pierrepont
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1971.0066