John Tower

Media - 1999.27.35 - SAAM-1999.27.35_1 - 13449
Copied James Peale, John Tower, 1806, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 582 18 in. (6.75.3 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.35
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Artwork Details

Title
John Tower
Artist
Date
1806
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 582 18 in. (6.75.3 cm) oval
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Tower, John — bust
Object Number
1999.27.35

Artwork Description

The only clues to this man’s identity are the interlocking initials “JT” on the back of the locket, and the miniature’s descent in a branch of John Tower’s family. It is presumed that this man was John Tower, who was married to Elizabeth Cruger, granddaughter of John Cruger, who was mayor of New York from 1739 to 1744.