Artist
William GrimaldiBritish, 1751–1830
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Portrait of Two Sisters
Datec. 1795
MediumWatercolor on ivory, hair, seed pearls, 9k rose gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 2 13/16 × 1/2 in. (10.2 × 7.1 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1733.A,.B
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.
"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
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Unknown
c. 1900–1920
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, seed pearls, enamel, and glass
2005.1641
Unknown
c. 1800–1810
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, pearls, hair, mother-of-pearl, glass beads, and glass
2005.1740.A,.B
Richard Cosway
c. 1785
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, seed pearls, enamel, and glass
2005.1585
J. T. Beaumont
c. 1795
Watercolor on ivory, 10k rose gold, seed pearls, hair, guilloché enamel, and glass
2005.1640
James Nixon
c. 1795
Watercolor on ivory, 12k rose gold, embossed metallic foil, seed pearls, hair, and glass
2005.1611
John Smart
1771
Watercolor on ivory, 15k yellow gold, 9k rose gold, pearls, hair, and glass
2005.1587
John Field
c. 1795
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, pearls, hair, and glass
2005.1702
Unknown English
c. 1810–1820
Watercolor on ivory, 10k rose gold, pearls, hair, metallic embossed foil, and opaline glass
2005.1654
