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Portrait of a Woman, said to be from South Carolina
This portrait was set into a brooch by L. Siddons of Charleston, South Carolina in June 1853. The portrait is said to be a woman of that state painted in Paris. It has been suggested the portrait may be by the French miniaturist Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 5/16 x W: 7/8 in. (3.3 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by 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.
38.72