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Miniature Portrait

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1800-1824

GUSN

GUSN-61605

Description

Oval ivory case with miniature portraits of a man and a woman with twelve changeable costumes that overlay the portraits on mica disks..

Details

Descriptive Terms

miniatures (paintings)
ivory (tooth component)
mica (mineral)
Painting
Painting, Miniature
Painting, Miniature

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.2084

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