Mrs. Moses B. Russell
Portrait of a Woman

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of a Woman
Datec. 1845
PlaceUnited States
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gilt, and glass
DimensionsImage: 3 × 2 5/16 in. (7.6 × 5.9 cm)
Frame: 3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (9.5 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of James Deegan
Object number2008.240
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Elle Shushn Augustus Decorative Arts, Philadelphia]; purchased by James Deegan, October, 2003; given to MFAH, 2008.
Exhibition History"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.

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