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Source Description
These two miniatures in watercolor on ivory depict Henry Clay (1777-1852), statesman and orator, and his wife Lucretia Hart Clay (1781-1864) (born in Hagerstown, Maryland). The paintings are mounted in a gold locket, the edge of which is engraved with the dedication: "Henry Clay to James Calwel."
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Document identity
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25222
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Henry Clay and his Wife, Lucretia Hart Clay
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Source metadata
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25222
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title
Henry Clay and his Wife, Lucretia Hart Clay
description
These two miniatures in watercolor on ivory depict Henry Clay (1777-1852), statesman and orator, and his wife Lucretia Hart Clay (1781-1864) (born in Hagerstown, Maryland). The paintings are mounted in a gold locket, the edge of which is engraved with the dedication: "Henry Clay to James Calwel."
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1840
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CC0
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en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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4
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4
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] On frame: ""Henry Clay to James Calwel""
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watercolor on ivory
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6184
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EAN
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2998
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