John Donaldson
Brooch with Portrait of a Woman

ArtistScottish, 1737–1801
CultureScottish
Titles
  • Brooch with Portrait of a Woman
Datec. 1795
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 12k yellow gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 1 7/8 in. (6 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1665
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Mofning Glory Antiques, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, November 1994; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
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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