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Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Lady

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Portrait of a Lady
Artist
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)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of James J. Deegan
Object number2018.463
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceJoan Brownstein, Newbury, Massachusetts; [Christie's, New York, Property From The Collection of George & Lesley Schoedinger, Jan 18, 2008, Lot 677]; purchased by James Deegan, 18 January 2008; bequeathed to MFAH, 2018



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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