Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Charles Fraser(American, 1782–1860)American, 1782–1860
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Portrait of a Lady
Datec. 1835
PlaceCharleston, South Carolina, United States
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsImage: 3 3/4 × 3 in. (9.5 × 7.6 cm)
Mount: 4 5/8 × 4 in. (11.7 × 10.2 cm)
Frame: 6 15/16 × 6 9/16 × 1 1/8 in. (17.6 × 16.7 × 2.9 cm)
Mount: 4 5/8 × 4 in. (11.7 × 10.2 cm)
Frame: 6 15/16 × 6 9/16 × 1 1/8 in. (17.6 × 16.7 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of James Deegan
Object number2016.249
Non exposé
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Department
RienziObject Type
Published References Frank, Robin Jaffee, "Love and Loss: American Portrait and Mourning Miniatures" New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000. Johnson, Dale T. "American Portrait Miniatures in the Manney Collection" New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990
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