1890-1915
GUSN-51287
Of rectangular format, off-white paper with an oval reserve with sepia-toned bust length, 18th century portrai. It is of a young woman with a low cut dress and a spiral curl of hair down her left shoulder. It is a print of a hand-painted miniature. It is enclosed in glass with a cardboard backing by brown paper. A small brass hanging ring is at the back.
miniatures (toys)
portraits
prints (visual works)
brass (alloy)
cardboard
glass (material)
paper (fiber product)
photographs
portraits
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Picture
Portrait
Portrait
Printed in the lower border is: By Permission...? [text has faded away].
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
3 1/2 x 3 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.1164
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