James Lloyd White

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

James Lloyd White

Entry/Object ID

MP.91.8 a-b

Description

Oval miniature in locket of bust length portrait of older gentleman: salt and pepper hair, parted on his right, cut above ears; same color eyebrows, blue eyes with down-turned smile lines; long nose, heavy blond moustachio hewn to points; pink skin tone highlighted with impressionistic touches of pink and blue; wears black double breasted jacket, white shirt and black bow tie; sitter has upright posture, looks up and slightly left; set in field graded from blue to mist at bottom; ivory set in rose-gilt brass oval locket, convex lens, plain flat frame; verso is convex; punctuated by small oval oculus centered near top, lined with red fabric with convex lens over top; long stem centered at top with D-ring attached to bail handle, also rose-gilt brass. Inscribed in sgraffito around bottom edge, in script "Gerald S. Hayward 1886". Conservator Katherine Eirk (1993) found the following inscription on miniature backing card, in ink in one hand: "James S. White/ 61 yrs. old/ made April 1886/ New York J.S.W." In graphite, another hand: "G. S. Hayward/ Arts Club/ London." See conservation report in object file. Oval case to fit locket lined with maroon velvet. Exterior is plain red leather. Hinges at left, button closure. Space for bail handle to extend out top.

Artwork Details

Medium

Velvet, Watercolor, Ivory, Glass (optical), Gilt, Brass, Leather, Button, Leather, Button, brass, Glass (optical), Velvet, Gilt, Watercolor, Ivory

Subject Person or Organization

James Lloyd White

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gerald Sinclair Hayward

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1886

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.91.8 A-B
MP.91.8

Dimensions

Dimension Description

In a locket

Height

3-3/16 in

Width

2-3/8 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in. (8.1 x 6 x 1.3 cm)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Lloyd White

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Conservation performed October 1993 by Katherine Eirk, Bethesda, MD. See file for details.

Note Type

General Note

Note

+ Locket

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14D