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This bust-length miniature portrait depicts a young man in three-quarters profile, facing left, wearing a black waistcoat, coat and tie against a stippled grey/black background. The portrait is in its original plush-lined, red leather case.
miniatures (toys)
portraits
paintings (visual works)
ivory (tooth component)
watercolor (paint)
Painting
The sitter, Henry Augustus Page (1811-1883) married Eliza Wales Bigelow (1815--1888) in 1842. The couple lived in Boston.
Page, Henry A., 1811-1883
Unknown
4.75 x 4.25 x 0.625 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Henrietta Page
1920.714
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Miniature Portrait of Mrs. Henry A. Page Accession Number 1931.1944
Title Miniature Portrait of a Young Girl Accession Number 1920.715
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