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Source Description
This miniature of an unknown man, painted in watercolor on ivory, is mounted in an oval, gold brooch. Encircling the brooch is a concave gold band partially enameled blue and looped on both sides by a gold figure-8 band.
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Document identity
localId
12999
label
Brooch with Portrait Miniature
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
12999
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Brooch with Portrait Miniature
description
This miniature of an unknown man, painted in watercolor on ivory, is mounted in an oval, gold brooch. Encircling the brooch is a concave gold band partially enameled blue and looped on both sides by a gold figure-8 band.
provenance
A.J. Fink, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
mid 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
brooches
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4
height
3.3
dimensionsRaw
H excluding frame: 1 9/16 × W: 1 5/16 in. (4 × 3.3 cm)Framed H: 1 15/16 × W: 1 13/16 in. (4.9 × 4.6 cm)
Source extras
med
watercolor on ivory, gold, enamel
creator_ids
16295
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
db5103b2b075512e
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
0e9d9c0a14b9b4f5
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no