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Source Description

There is a rosette of hair on the reverse with imitation pearls on a white opaque basse-taile enamel ground. The reverse has a loop for hanging, and shows signs of having once had a pin attached so the piece could be worn as a brooch.

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Document identity
localId
1806
label
Portrait of a Woman
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1806
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Woman
description
There is a rosette of hair on the reverse with imitation pearls on a white opaque basse-taile enamel ground. The reverse has a loop for hanging, and shows signs of having once had a pin attached so the piece could be worn as a brooch.
provenance
Probably Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1768-1809
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
6.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 × W: 2 5/8 in. (7.8 × 6.6 cm)
Source extras
med
watercolor on ivory
creator_ids
3885
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
e784420ead7c9ae8