CultureAmerican
Titles
- Portrait of a Lady
Datec. 1865
MediumWatercolor on ivory in copper frame
DimensionsCanvas or panel: 2 1/2 × 1 15/16 in. (6.4 × 4.9 cm)
Frame: 3 3/8 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 in. (8.6 × 9.8 × 1 cm)
Frame: 3 3/8 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 in. (8.6 × 9.8 × 1 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of James J. Deegan
Object number2018.463
Non exposé
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RienziObject Type
Exhibition History"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Set in pressed, copper frame with the following stamped on the edge: "DEAN & EMERSON PATENTED DEC. 24 1861 / WORCESTER MASS. NO. 60".
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