Photo of collection object Mourning Miniature for "EA"
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). Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 21.474. No known copyright restrictions.

Mourning Miniature for "EA"

ca. 1788

Maker Unknown

American Art

Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Portrait, Miniatures
Formatted 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)
Inscribed
Recto: inscribed around top edge, "EA . OB 27 APRIL 1788 AE. 40". Verso: "EMA" monogram.
Departments
American Art
Accession Number
21.474
Credit Line
Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett
Rights Statement
No known copyright restrictions
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