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Portrait of a Child
early 19th century
watercolor on ivory, gold frame
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The inscription on the back of the frame- "Heaven has in store w[ha]t thou hast lost"- indicates that this miniature represents a child who had died.
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Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Huntington Collection [brother of the late Mrs. Henry E. Huntington], New York and California; acquired by A. Jay Fink; by bequest to A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore 1961; given to Walters Art Museum, 1963.
[1] no. A-105
Exhibitions
| 1958-1959 | Four Centuries of Miniature Painting from the Collections of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc. and A.J. Fink, Personally. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/6/1964 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 1/2 x 2 in. (3.81 x 5.08 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.
38.276