CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch with Portrait of a Girl
Datec. 1860
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, mother-of-pearl, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (8.9 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1651
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2007–March 3, 2008.
"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 7–July 18, 2010.
"Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire," The Costume Intitute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 21, 2014–February 1, 2015.
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c. 1810
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, pearls, hair, embossed metallic foil, and opaline glass
2005.1659
c. 1800–1810
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, pearls, hair, mother-of-pearl, glass beads, and glass
2005.1740.A,.B
19th century
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, brass, and glass
2005.1670
Edward D. Ritton
c. 1850
Sepia on mother-of-pearl, hair, daguerreotype, 12k yellow gold, and glass
2005.1732.A,.B
Edward Greene Malbone
c. 1797–1800
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, and glass
2005.1604
R. Fortin
1791
Watercolor on ivory, base metal, 18k yellow gold, cut steel, hair , and glass
2005.1603
James Nixon
c. 1810–1820
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, silver, diamonds, and glass
2005.1616
Jean Baptiste Isabey
c. 1804
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, wood, and glass
2005.1644