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Source Description
The engraved inscription on the back of this miniature attributes it to Bass Otis and identifies the sitter as Eliza Pierie. An Eliza Pierie (1822-1845) was the daughter of Bass and Alice Otis according to a gravestone inscriptions in the Christ Church burial-grounds in Philadelphia.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
30230
label
Mrs. Eliza Pierie
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
30230
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mrs. Eliza Pierie
description
The engraved inscription on the back of this miniature attributes it to Bass Otis and identifies the sitter as Eliza Pierie. An Eliza Pierie (1822-1845) was the daughter of Bass and Alice Otis according to a gravestone inscriptions in the Christ Church burial-grounds in Philadelphia.
provenance
Otis family, Philadelphia (?); A. J. Fink [date and mode of acquisition unknown, from the artist's family]; A.J. Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
ca. 1810
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.3
height
3.8
dimensionsRaw
H excluding frame: 2 7/8 x W: 1 1/2 in. (7.3 x 3.81 cm); Framed H: 3 1/8 x W: 1 3/4 in. (7.94 x 4.45 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Engraved on back of frame: Eliza Pierie / By / Bass Otis
med
watercolor on ivory
creator_ids
32699
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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d507a6fc70a580f6
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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70fc5ded00990ef5
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no
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no
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3
type
photo
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3f30e582b39727f6
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no
hasDescription
no