Joseph Lee
Brooch with Portrait of Queen Victoria

ArtistEnglish, 1780–1859
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Brooch with Portrait of Queen Victoria
Date1837
MediumEnamel on metal, 14k yellow gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 1 15/16 in. (5.7 × 4.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1658
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Gary E. Young, Centreville, Maryland]; purchased by Caroline Ross, September, 1999; 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso: "V. R. / after Wm. C Ross 1837: / by Joseph Lee."

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