Unknown Scottish
Portrait of a Brother and Sister

CultureScottish
Titles
  • Portrait of a Brother and Sister
Datec. 1840
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 10k yellow gold, fabric, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (8.6 × 6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1681
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Augustus Decorative Arts, Ltd., New York]; Caroline A. Ross, 2001; 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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