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Miniature Portrait of Mrs. Henry A. Page

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1840-1845

GUSN

GUSN-43100

Description

This miniature portrait shows a young woman in a deep v-necked black dress, her hair parted down the middle and dressed in ringlets over her ears. She faces right and is set against a greenish gray stippled background. The portrait is in its original, plush-lined leather case.

Details

Descriptive Terms

miniatures (toys)
portraits
paintings (visual works)
ivory (tooth component)
watercolor (paint)
Painting

Associated Person

Page, Elisa Wales Bigelow, 1815-1883

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.375 x 5.375 x 0.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Mrs. Ellen Page Hall

Accession Number

1931.1944

Related Items

Title Miniature Portrait of Henry Augustus Page Accession Number 1920.714

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