| Accession # |
21.474 |
|
Artist |
Unknown
|
| Title |
Mourning Miniature for "EA" |
| Date |
ca. 1788 |
| Medium |
Watercolor and human hair on ivory mounted in a brass locket with glass lenses |
| Dimensions |
Image (Recto): 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 in. (3.3 x 2.7 cm)
Image (Verso): 3/4 x 5/8 in. (1.9 x 1.6 cm)
Frame: 1 1/2 x 1 5/16 in. (3.8 x 3.3 cm) |
| Inscriptions |
Recto: inscribed around top edge, "EA . OB 27 APRIL 1788 AE. 40". Verso: "EMA" monogram. |
| Signed |
Unsigned |
| Credit Line |
Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 47, Drawer A
|
| Description |
Recto: mourning image of a woman under a weeping willow and leaning over an urn atop a pedestal inscribed "EA" |
