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A woman in a garden
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This miniature shows a woman with a bouquet of flowers in an outdoor setting. To the left is a statue of liberty. The sitter wears a blue dress, edged with white gauze and her hair is lightly powdered. The frame is silver gilt with a floral design and dates from the 19th century. An insciption on the back of the frame has been effaced.
Pink silk on the reverse with a loop for hanging.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or, more likely, Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.3