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Miniature Portrait Necklace

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1750-1799

GUSN

GUSN-56787

Description

Bust-length, three-quarter portrait of a woman wearing a pink and lace gown in a square necklace mount.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
necklaces
ivory (tooth component)
watercolor (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Portrait

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Walter Kimball & Co. (Framer)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4525

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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