Portrait Miniature of Elizabeth Prince Child

Object ID:
1924-03-1
Category:
Images of People
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Date:
1844
Held at:
Litchfield Historical Society
Associated Place:
Litchfield, CT
Size:
3" x 2.25" oval frame
Description:
Oval watercolor on ivory portrait miniature. 3/4 length pose, full face. Depicts woman with brown hair parted in middle, blue eyes, round face, and pink complexion. She is wearing a black silk dress with pleated bodice, white collar fastened with oval brooch, and an amethyst in gold setting, with a purple scarf draped off her shoulders. Case is tooled leather with oval frame, gilt bevel and purple velvet lining.
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