Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
James Robberson Iselton (ca. 1815-ca. 1865)
Object Number:
1947.348
Date:
1858
Medium:
Oil on academy board
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "W. R. Miller / 1858"
Gallery Label:
James R. Iselton is listed in New York directories from 1838 to 1863 as a tailor and hatter. From 1852 through 1864 his home address is given as 1 Perry Street. William Rickarby Miller, the artist of this portrait, also lived at 1 Perry Street, from 1851 to 1875. Miller apparently named his son, Thomas Iselton, after the subject.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
