W. H.
Brooch with Portrait of a Man

Artistpossibly Scottish
CultureScottish
Titles
  • Brooch with Portrait of a Man
Datec. 1840
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 14k yellow gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 2 1/2 in. (7.6 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1655
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Gary E. Young Antiques, Centreville, Maryland]; purchased by Caroline Ross, September, 1998; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.

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