a. Painting: Half-length portrait of young man with body turned three-quarters to viewer's right and face turned more frontal; has blue eyes and brown hair and beard; wears black coat and stock and white shirt; brown background.
b. Frame: Oval gilt frame topped by 3 dimensional bowknot and floral garland on either side; cartouche composed of S- and C-curves with latticework in reserve; pattern of concave frame from inside out: S-shaped profile, band of entwined curves and bosses, band of alternating thin and thicker grooves; band of entwined foliage alternating with a ribbon with beading down the middle running around "rod" (highest point of frame); vertical concave section; beading; canvas held in place by brass lengths.
Printed label on frame reads: "No. 18303/Frame" and written in ink on cardboard backing "Arthur White (son of/Eli White)".
History provided by old card.
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
MP.87.1060 A-B
MP.87.1060a-b
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Canvas
Height
30-1/8 in
Width
25-1/16 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 30 1/8 x 25 1/16 in. (76.5 x 63.7 cm)
Dimension Description
Frame
Height
48-3/8 in
Width
35-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 48 3/8 x 35 1/2 in. (122.9 x 90.2 cm)
Dimension Description
Sight
Height
29-1/2 in
Width
24 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 24 in. (74.9 x 61 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Canvas loose in frame; slightly buckled on right side; overall crazing of canvas - spotting of varnish on canvas. Frame - 9 beads missing from right, 9 from left in S-shaped molding, crack on center top, small cracks elsewhere, random chips.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Arthur White
Notes
Subject
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Unknown, Missing