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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Henry Clay and his Wife, Lucretia Hart Clay
(18th and 19th Centuries )
These two miniatures in watercolor on ivory depict Henry Clay (1777-1852), statesman and orator, and his wife Lucretia Hart Clay (1781-1864) (born in Hagerstown, Maryland). The paintings are mounted in a gold locket, the edge of which is engraved with the dedication: "Henry Clay to James Calwel."
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1990-1991 | My Dear Wife. The Library of Congress, Washington. |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.40