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Portrait of a Woman

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1840

GUSN

GUSN-24964

Description

Rectangular frame covered in brown silk. Oval cutout with brass molding. Head and shoulders miniature of unidentified woman wearing hat with blue flowers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
enamel paint
ivory (tooth component)
metal
silk (textile)
Picture
Portrait
Portrait

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 3/8 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.189

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