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Miniature portrait of Georgianna Poor (1849-1919)

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1870-1879

GUSN

GUSN-103953

Description

Miniature watercolor portrait on ivory of a woman in a white off-the-shoulder dress and large hair pin on a blue background, mounted in an oval brass frame with twisted rope and beaded borders and applied bow at top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

miniatures (paintings)
ivory (tooth component)
brass (alloy)
Painting

Inscription

"A.C. Tamagno" (Signed)

Associated Person

Poor, Georgianna, 1849-1919

Additional Identification Number

3695

Maker

A. C. Tamagno (Miniaturist)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

3 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1939.323

Related Items

Title 324 Accession Number 1939.321

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