CultureEnglish
Titles
- Brooch with Portrait of King George III
Datec. 1770
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold over copper, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 1 in. (4.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1698
Not on view
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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.
"Radicals and Revolutionaries: America's Founding Fathers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10–May 28, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked above the portrait: "KING / GEO: III."
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