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Portrait of John Steele
Portrait of John Steele

Portrait of John Steele

Artist (American, 1749 - 1831)
Date1797
DimensionsFramed: H 3 x W 2 3/8 in. (H 7.6 x W 6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase 1965, Louis Bamberger Bequest Fund
Object number65.127
On View
Not on view
Object NamePortrait | Miniature | Pendant | Jewelry
Title Details
Primary Title Portrait of John Steele
Inscriptionsrecto: c.r., black paint "JP / 1797"Exhibition History"Objects of Desire: 500 Years of Jewelry", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (May 3, 2006 - February 10, 2008)

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