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Unknown Artist — Woman with a Tambourine, in Neoclassical Costume

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Woman with a Tambourine, in Neoclassical Costume

Painted in watercolor on ivory and set within an elaborate gold frame containing plaited hair, this miniature portrait exemplifies the deeply personal nature of mourning jewelry and commemorative art.

Medium
watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with blue glazed reverse and reserve with plaited hair and initials in gold

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Unknown Artist, Woman with a Tambourine, in Neoclassical Costume

Painted in watercolor on ivory and set within an elaborate gold frame containing plaited hair, this miniature portrait exemplifies the deeply personal nature of mourning jewelry and commemorative art.

Medium
watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with blue glazed reverse and reserve with plaited hair and initials in gold
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Gold, Watercolor, Blue, Female, Decorative, Eighteenth Century, Portrait, Neoclassical, Jewelry, Ivory Miniature

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago