Miniature of Capt. Elisha Buchanan, (painting).

Miniature of Capt. Elisha Buchanan, (painting).

Sheffield, Isaac, 1798-1845, painter.

Miniature of Capt. Elisha Buchanan, (painting).

Watercolor on ivory.

Oval: 2 3/4 x 2 in.

Portrait of a man in front of a window, through which can be seen a whale ship, boat, and a whale in the water.

Portrait male -- Buchanan, Elisha -- Waist length

Occupation -- Industry -- Whaling

Occupation -- Military

Lyman Allyn Museum, 625 Williams Street, New London, Connecticut 06320 Accession Number: 1950.22

"Handbook, Lyman Allyn Museum" contains sitter biographical information.

"Handbook, Lyman Allyn Museum," New London, CT: Lyman Allyn Museum, 1976.

"Cross Currents: Faces, Figureheads and Scrimshaw Fancies," New York, NY: Museum of American Folk Art, 1984 (brochure), no. 46.

"Handbook, Lyman Allyn Museum," New London, CT: Lyman Allyn Museum, 1976, pg. 100.

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