Mourning Miniature for "EA"
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Caption
Unknown Artist. Mourning Miniature for "EA", ca. 1788. Watercolor and human hair on ivory mounted in a brass locket with glass lenses, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 21.474. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Mourning Miniature for "EA"
Date
ca. 1788
Medium
Watercolor and human hair on ivory mounted in a brass locket with glass lenses
Classification
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)
Signatures
Unsigned
Inscriptions
Recto: inscribed around top edge, "EA . OB 27 APRIL 1788 AE. 40". Verso: "EMA" monogram.
Credit Line
Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett
Accession Number
21.474
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