Portrait Miniature of a Woman inset in an Ebony Box
Artist
Unknown Artist
Place of ManufactureEurope
Mediumoil
Material: ebony; metal; mother of pearl; tortoise shell
DimensionsOverall (box; portrait: ca 3.2 x 2.8 cm; depth approximate): 10 x 3.7 x 3 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Margaret Twining
Object number1994.022.011
Descriptionblack oblong box with oval miniature set in lid; portrait is of a woman with long brown hair wearing a white dress (in a blue background); lid is inlaid on both sides of portrait in a metal & mother of pearl floral design; there is a metal hinged rim on both halves of the box; inner portion of the lid is lined with tortoise? shellStatus
Not on viewUnknown Artist
Qian Li
Eishin Urake