Artist
W. H.possibly Scottish
CultureScottish
Titles
- Brooch with Portrait of a Man
Datec. 1840
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 14k yellow gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 2 1/2 in. (7.6 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1655
Not on view
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Department
RienziObject Type
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.
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