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Miniature Picture

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1845-1855

GUSN

GUSN-57376

Description

Four small portrait miniatures set on a single backing board. They are from upper left moving clockwise: an older woman wearing a black dress and lace cap, an older man in black coat and vest, white shirt and black tie, a young man with dark hair in a black coat and vest, white shirt, black tie, and a younger dark-haired woman in a black dress with a white collar, gold brooch and double stranded necklace.

Details

Descriptive Terms

miniatures (paintings)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
Unidentified Paper
Watercolor
Painting

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9.75 x 7.75 x 0.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.4237

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