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Sarah Whitaker

Previously attributed to Robert Field (English, ca. 1769-1819) (Artist)
possibly French (?) (Artist)
ca. 1800
watercolor on ivory
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Named as Sarah Whitaker, and a compantion piece to WAM 38.439, this miniature was attributed by Fink to Robert Field. It shows a young woman, wearing a simple white muslin dress with low neckline. The miniature mounted in oval 14 karat gold frame, which matched that of WAM 38.439. The frame was made at a later date than the miniature.

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Herbert Lawton [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
1/14/1964 Treatment cleaned
6/5/1964 Treatment other
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USA (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H excluding frame: 2 1/4 x W: 2 7/8 in. (5.72 x 7.3 cm); Framed H: 2 5/8 x W: 3 1/4 in. (6.67 x 8.26 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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38.440

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Previously attributed to Robert Field (English, ca. 1769-1819)
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