Lot 676: A Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman in a Black Coat

Henry Colton Shumway (1807-1884), Dated 1829**
A Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman in a Black Coat
in a hinged leather album; inscribed on the reverse Painted by HC Shumway 1 March 1829 The 20th year of my age
watercolor on ivory
2 5/8 x 2¼ inches (album)

This lot is offered without reserve.
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HC Shumway was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and spent an early period of study with Thomas Seir Cummings (1804-1894), who was born in England.