Edward Greene Malbone
Mary Gould Almy

ArtistAmerican, 1777–1807
DepictedAmerican, 1735–1808
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mary Gould Almy
Datec. 1797–1800
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (7.3 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1604
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Augustus Decorative Arts. Limited, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, July 13, 2001; 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.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

"Radicals and Revolutionaries: America's Founding Fathers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10–May 28, 2018.

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