Moses Myers
Artist
Unknown
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1785
MediumWatercolor on ivory | Gold | Enamel | Seed pearl
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
InscribedMoses Myers initials in seed pearls on the back.
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number82.91
Not on view
DescriptionMiniature oval portrait of Moses Myers mounted in a gold frame trimmed with blue enamel and a band of seed pearls. The back contains a lock of hair and Moses Myers' initials in seed pearls.Exhibition HistoryMyers House Published ReferencesAdapted by Hal Sacks, "A Thumbnail History of the Jews of Tidewater," GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE IN TIDEWATER, RENEWAL MAGAZINE, 1999-2000, p.37-38.
1854
November 23, 1891
ca. 1890
ca. 1900
ca. 1900
