Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Bracelet set Portrait Miniature
In this unusual example of sentimental jewelry, the portrait of the unidentified man is mounted in a gold bracelet. The rim is set with alternating pearls and diamonds.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2006-2009 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/1964 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/24/1964 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam of bracelet: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
Miniature H: 2 5/16 × W: 1 15/16 in. (5.8 × 5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
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.
38.488