Artist
Jean-François Gérard FontallardFrench, 1777–1858
CultureFrench
Titles
- Bracelet with Portrait of Lady Susan Murray
Date1826
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 12k rose gold, hair, and glass
Dimensions1 11/16 × 7 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (4.3 × 18.4 × 3.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1662
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, 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the right edge: "G. Fontallard. 1826."
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Unknown
c. 1800–1810
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, pearls, hair, mother-of-pearl, glass beads, and glass
2005.1740.A,.B
James Nixon
c. 1795
Watercolor on ivory, 12k rose gold, embossed metallic foil, seed pearls, hair, and glass
2005.1611
LeFoire
c. 1784–1790
Watercolor on ivory, 12k rose gold, and glass
2005.1661
Andrew Plimer
c. 1785
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, embossed metallic foil, and glass
2005.1618
John Donaldson
c. 1795
Watercolor on ivory, 12k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1665
Unknown English
19th century
Watercolor on ivory, 12k rose gold, and glass
2005.1608.A,.B
Unknown
c. 1900–1920
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, seed pearls, enamel, and glass
2005.1641
Thomas Hazelhurst
c. 1800
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1615
John Smart
1771
Watercolor on ivory, 15k yellow gold, 9k rose gold, pearls, hair, and glass
2005.1587
William Grimaldi
c. 1795
Watercolor on ivory, hair, seed pearls, 9k rose gold, and glass
2005.1733.A,.B
John Field
c. 1795
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, pearls, hair, and glass
2005.1702