Marmaduke Wait

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Name/Title

Marmaduke Wait

Entry/Object ID

1953.63.1

Description

Miniature portrait of a man. The man has short, dark hair, a dimple in his right cheek, and is looking straight at the viewer. He is wearing a white shirt with cravat, a white, double-breasted waistcoat, and a dark coat with brass buttons. He is shown in front of a blue sky with white clouds. The painting in held within a double frame: the inner frame is an oval, and the outer frame is a rectangle.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Ivory, Watercolor

Subject Person

Wait, Marmaduke (1774-1847)

Acquisition

Accession

1953.63

Source or Donor

Wait, Marjorie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1799

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

3 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Waitsfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America