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Miniature

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1840

GUSN

GUSN-5046

Description

Oval portrait of left profile of an unidentified middle-aged gentleman; black coat and cravat; brown hair; background stippled in gradations of black, brown and blue; cream-colored areola around head; black frame with brass liner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

miniatures (paintings)
ink
paper (fiber product)
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
watercolor (paint)
Watercolor
Pencil
Unidentified Paper
Ink
Painting

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.25 x 4.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.458

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