Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
James Hamilton |
Object Number |
M.2002.001 |
Object Type |
Painting, Miniature |
Artist/Creator |
Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827) |
Date |
ca. 1778-1779 |
Place of Origin |
United States of America |
Description |
Oval bust-length, watercolor-on-ivory portrait miniature of James Hamilton (1750-1833), an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and an original member of the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania and the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of South Carolina, by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), ca. 1778-1779. Sitter's shoulders are turned slightly to the proper left, with powdered white hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. Wearing a military uniform of the Pennsylvania Continental Line, consisting of a green coat with red lapels trimmed in silver, silver buttons, and a silver epaulet on the proper right shoulder; a white waistcoat; a white shirt, jabot, and stock; and a green ribbon worn diagonally across his chest under the coat. Plain shaded green background. In an oval gold locket-style case with a thin rim, plain bail at the top, and cover glass. The back of the case is plain gold. |
Materials |
Watercolor/Ivory/Gold/Glass |
Dimensions |
2 1/16" h x 1 3/8" w x 1/8" d |
Credit Line |
Gift of the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of South Carolina, 2002 |