Portrait of Allegorical Figures

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Portrait of Allegorical Figures
Datec. 1789
MediumSepia on ivory, 9k yellow gold, hair, flora, and glass
Dimensions5 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (13 × 7.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1704
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Morning Glory Antiques, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, June, 2000; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2007–March 3, 2008.

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