New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

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Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2008.

William Joseph Seaward

Artist Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1801

MediumOil, ivory, hair, pearl, silver, gold

DimensionsOverall: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 3 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (8.9 x 6.5 cm)

InscribedWritten on chicken skin backing the ivory: "Cher"; "Patern" over "I.L."

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Blanche White Jordan, in Memory of Mr. Arthur March White

Object number68.89.1

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DescriptionMiniature; depicts William Joseph Seaward. Man with blue eyes, long brown hair, long sideburns, white red banded vest and deep blue double breasted coat. Hair in back of locket held by two small bars with pearls, backed by silver gilt.

Exhibition History"The Portrait in America," The Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Jan. 26 - April 8, 1990. Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _The Portrait in America_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1990: p. 10.