Portrait of Mrs. Mitchell King

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Artist Charles Fraser(American, 1782–1860)American, 1782–1860

CultureAmerican

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Portrait of Mrs. Mitchell King

Datec. 1828

PlaceCharleston, South Carolina, United States

MediumWatercolor on ivory

DimensionsImage: 3 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (9.2 × 6.7 cm)
Mount: 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (11.7 × 9.2 cm)
Frame: 6 3/4 × 5 13/16 × 1 3/16 in. (17.1 × 14.8 × 3 cm)

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of James Deegan

Object number2016.248

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Rienzi

Object Type

MINIATURE (PORTRAITS)

ProvenanceMuseum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Winston-Salem, N.C.; [Elle Shushan, Philadelphia, 2011]; purchased by James Deegan, Houston; given to MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Published References Aronson, Julie and Marjorie Wiseman. "Perfect Likeness: European and American Portrait Miniatures from the Cincinnati Art Museum" New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006 Frank, Robin Jaffee, "Love and Loss: American Portrait and Mourning Miniatures" New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped on cover of daguerreotype case "Cook, Artist, Charleston"

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