John Isham

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

There is some question as to which John Isham this piece portrays. John Isham of Barnstable, Massachusetts (1721-1802), moved to Colchester, Connecticut, in 1746. His uncle (1691-ca. 1773), who moved to Windsor, Connecticut, in 1740, was also named John Isham. The miniature was originally set in the cover of a snuffbox.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works of art by African American, Euro American, Latin American, and Native American men and women. Ranging from the colonial to early-modern periods, the holdings include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, silver, metalwork, jewelry, basketry, quill and bead embroidery—as well as historical interiors and architectural fragments.

Metropolitan Museum of Art