Eli M. White

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Eli M. White

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.367 a-b

Description

Framed lithograph of bust-length, profile portrait of man with queue turned to left: Prominent nose; side burns; ribbon on queue; white shirt and stock; dark coat with buttons; cross-hatched background; oval cut-out applied to paper; mat with incised line running 1/2" from inner edge; paper signed in ink "Truly Yours/E. M. White"; backing paper bears framer's label: "HERMANN WUNDERLICH & CO."gilded frame and liner; frame has vine and leaf border on dark, stippled background.

Artwork Details

Medium

Gilt, Pine, Paper, Gilt, Pine, Paper

Subject Person or Organization

Eli M. White

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Otto Boetticher

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.87.367 A-B

MP.87.367a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

13-5/8 in

Width

11-9/16 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 11 9/16 x 3/4 in. (34.6 x 29.4 x 1.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

6-3/8 in

Width

4-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (16.2 x 11 cm)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Eli M. White

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, White-Wetmore Bedroom