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Source Description
The oval miniature is mounted in an imported Italian gold brooch decorated with alternating bands of beaded, braided and woven patterns. Engraved on the reverse are the letters "E. A. H." in script. Born in Leeds, England, and trained in an architect's office, Richard Morrell Staigg came to the United States in 1831. Washington Allston encouraged him and he soon devoted himself to miniature painting. He was a regular exhibitor at the National Academy of Design, New York City, of which he was elected an associate in 1856, and an academician in 1861. In the last two decades of his life he devoted himself to portraits, landscapes and genre scenes in oil.
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Document identity
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27266
label
Captain (?) Nathan Hawks
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Source metadata
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27266
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title
Captain (?) Nathan Hawks
description
The oval miniature is mounted in an imported Italian gold brooch decorated with alternating bands of beaded, braided and woven patterns. Engraved on the reverse are the letters "E. A. H." in script. Born in Leeds, England, and trained in an architect's office, Richard Morrell Staigg came to the United States in 1831. Washington Allston encouraged him and he soon devoted himself to miniature painting. He was a regular exhibitor at the National Academy of Design, New York City, of which he was elected an associate in 1856, and an academician in 1861. In the last two decades of his life he devoted himself to portraits, landscapes and genre scenes in oil.
provenance
Herbert Lawton [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; 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
1850-1859
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
brooches
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
5.9
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5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/16 × W: 1 15/16 in. (5.9 × 5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Engraved on back of frame in script: E.A.H.
med
watercolor on ivory, gold
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7125
6200
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EAN
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2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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