Portrait of a Gentleman/Mourning Piece

ca. 1797

Maker Unknown

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Portrait, Miniatures
Formatted Medium: Watercolor on ivory or porcelain (?), framed in metal locket with glass lenses
Medium: watercolor, ivory, porcelain, framed, metal, locket, glass, lenses
Dimensions: Image (sight): 2 3/4 x 2 13/16 in. (7 x 7.1 cm) Frame: 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in. (7.8 x 7.8 cm)
Inscribed: On pedestal of grave in mourning image: "JP [monogram] / OB: 15 AUG: 1797 / AET: 11 YEARS / 6 MONTHS"
Departments: American Art
Accession Number: 21.476
Credit Line: Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett
Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
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