Artist
Unknown English
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Ring
Date1780
MediumSepia on ivory, 14k rose gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 3/4 × 7/8 in. (2.5 × 1.9 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1785
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; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on verso: "Herat (?) / Agafsiz / Ob. 11 Dec. / 1780 / At 18"
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