A Striking Jeremiah Meyer Portrait Miniature c1780 | Andrew Plimer Miniature Painting c1815 |
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When the organic substrate of the painting was trimmed, it was done unevenly and close to an edge, so it could be framed better than in the current half of a travel case. Sight size is 3 1/8" by 2 1/2".
The condition is excellent, with no problems whatsoever. Sight size is 3 1/2" by 3".
The condition of the miniature is excellent, with bright colors, no cracks, and no restoration. The duller areas along the edges are due to the way the light reflects off the curved edges. The early 19th century ormolu frame also is in fine condition...
The condition of the painting is excellent, with no problems at all. Please note that the darker area on the right part of the jacket is due to the difficulty of photographing the painting...
Of interest is the backing of the painting, which shows a portion of a finely drawn ink portrait of a man's head...
The condition is excellent, with no issues, and the overall size is 1 3/8" by 1".
The condition of the painting is excellent, with no chips, cracks, paint loss, bowing, or restoration...
The condition of the full face painting is excellent, with no issues...
The painting, with no bowing, cracks, or fading, is in very good condition. The sight size is 2 3/4" by 2 3/8"...
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Thomas Seir Cummings was born in England in 1804, and was taken to NYC as a child, where he remained until he retired in 1866. He died in NJ in 1894. Cummings became a student of Henry Inman in 1821 and after three years went into partnership with him, which lasted several years...
The 2 3/8" by 2" sight size miniature is housed in a cast foliate case with a glazed lens on the reverse. The condition of the painting is fine, with no cracks, chips, restoration, or bowing....
The painting is in a 4 1/2" by 4 1/2" ebonized wood frame with a bronze liner, with a sight size diameter of 2 1/4". Both the frame and the painting are in excellent condition.
The miniature is in excellent condition, with no pr...