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CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of a Lady
Datec. 1830–1840
Made inNew York, United States
MediumWatercolor on ivory in gilt frame
DimensionsPanel: 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (7.3 × 6 cm)
Frame: 3 5/8 × 2 5/8 × 3/8 in. (9.2 × 6.7 × 1 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of James J. Deegan
Object number2018.482
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
107 Kilroy Gallery
On view

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceEarle D. Vandekar, New York]; purchased by James Deegan, Septembr, 1995; bequeathed to MFAH, 2018,
Exhibition History"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.

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