Sold for:
$2,489
$2,489
Portrait Miniature of Colonel Dudley Coleman (1745-1797), America, late 18th century, unsigned, subject identified in engraved inscriptions on the reverse, watercolor on ivory, 1 1/2 x 1 in. , in a navette-shaped gilt brass case with beaded surround, the reverse with bright-cut border and inscribed "Col. Dudley Colman, Born Aug.t 13th 1745, Died Nov.r 16th 1791." Condition: Missing glass. Note: Colonel Dudley Coleman was born August 13, 1745, in Newbury, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin and Anne Coleman. He is briefly mentioned as a lieutenant in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War , Boston, 1902, p. 49.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-11-08
