Portrait with a Jeweled Frame

Description A portrait, whether carved in stone or painted, could be turned into a "jewel" by mounting it in a gold-and-enameled or jeweled frame with a loop, creating what we would call "jewelry." Such pendants were often worn on a chain. They honored the person represented and one's relation to them. This example has been set in gold with enamel and gems.

Provenance Joseph Brummer, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters