Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- John Cleves Short, who built a career as a lawyer and judge in Ohio, was married in 1814 to Elizabeth Bassett Harrison, daughter of the ninth president of the United States, William Henry Harrison. In this miniature, Short’s hair is brushed forward in a fashion of the time that was brought to America from England. The reverse of this piece contains a ring of hair.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- Benjamin Trott, born Boston, MA ca. 1770-died Washington, DC 1843
- Sitter
- John Cleves Short
- Date
- 19th century
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
- Medium
- watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions
- image (oval): 2 9/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.6 x 5.4 cm)
- Type
- Painting-Miniature
