Portrait of a Mother and Child

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Portrait of a Mother and Child
Datec. 1810–1820
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gilt-copper, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 × 3 3/16 × 3/8 in. (10.8 × 8.1 × 1 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1731
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Augustus Decorative Arts, New York]; purhased by Caroline Ross, October, 20001; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2007–March 3, 2008.

"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.

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