Thomas Seir Cummings
Portrait of a Lady

ArtistAmerican, born England, 1804–1894
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of a Lady
Datec. 1830
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsPanel: 4 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (10.8 × 8.6 cm)
Frame: 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (16.5 × 14 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of James Deegan
Object number2017.493
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Edward Sheppard Antiques, New York]; purchased by James Deegan, Houston, 1994; given to MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed lower left corner.
Recto: Signed lower left corner.

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