Portrait of Mary Ann Smith

Datec. 1823

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions2 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (6.1 × 8.9 cm)

ClassificationsVisual Works

Credit LineGift of Barbara Levine

Object number2011.5.2

DescriptionOval miniature featuring a portrait of a young woman (part of a set with 2011.5.1). The woman has golden blonde hair in curls and wears a black dress with a white lace collar and white lace bonnet. The background is a light blue or grey. The painting is framed in a thin brass frame and has a flat glass or crystal face. The painting is on vellum. The back of the frame is brass, with a smaller oval opening. This has been covered over with a square of adhesive fabric. There is a hanging loop at the oval's top, with a bit of cord still attached.

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