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Dr. John E. Stillwell
Dr. John E. Stillwell
Dr. John E. Stillwell

Dr. John E. Stillwell

Artist
Periodca. 1890-1900
Place OwnedNew Jersey, United States
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gold case
Dimensions3.13 × 2.56 in. (7.9 × 6.5 cm)
SignedSigned "Keeling"
ClassificationsPortrait Miniatures & Silhouettes
Credit LineGift of Miss Lauretta Stillwell Miller, 1936
Object number948
DescriptionA portrait profile of a middle-aged man, wearing a gray suit and dark blue tie. The miniature is set into a gold ovoid case, with a hanging ring attached at top.
Curatorial RemarksDr. John E. Stillwell (1853-1930) was a prominent historian and genealogist, as well as a practicing physician in New York City for forty years. He authored the well-regarded "Historical and Genealogical Miscellany" of settlers in New York and New Jersey, published in five volumes from 1903 through 1932.NotesThe donor, Miss Lauretta Stillwell Miller, was Dr. Stillwell's niece.
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