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PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN

Creator(s): Unknown (Miniaturist)

Currently in storage


About this object

Head of a young woman facing three quarters to the left. She wears elaborate curls of the Romantic period and a nosegay of flowers at the back of her hair. Gilt metal frame has a series of loops and balls.

Object name:
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
Made from:
Watercolor
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
1835-1840
Size:
3.2 x 4.9 cm (1 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
53.24
Class:
MINIATURE
Signature marks:
LABELS 1/ В. Ченато / Москва [V. Tchenato / Moscow] [On back] 2/ 17 [On back] INSCRIPTIONS IV 220 / 50 p / 2V [On back]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973