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This very plain portrait miniature is of an unknown gentleman. A hoop is attached to the top of the black frame suggesting the piece was used as a necklace.

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Document identity
localId
19844
label
A Gentleman
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
19844
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
A Gentleman
description
This very plain portrait miniature is of an unknown gentleman. A hoop is attached to the top of the black frame suggesting the piece was used as a necklace.
provenance
A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
1835
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signed and dated] Front right: B. Fischer 1835
med
watercolor on ivory
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4588
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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d8c265e08ecd2749
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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3b23a2c644c21401
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no
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no