CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch with Portrait of a Girl
Datec. 1860
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, mother-of-pearl, and glass
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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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