Portrait of a Woman
Artist
Unknown
CultureFrench
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumWatercolor and gouache on a photographic reproduction, on ivory or ivory-imitating material;
Imitation tortoiseshell case
DimensionsSight: 2 3/8 × 2 inches (6.03 × 5.08 cm)
Framed (case closed): 3 5/8 × 3 3/16 inches (9.21 × 8.1 cm)
Framed (case open): 3 5/8 × 6 5/16 inches (9.21 × 16.03 cm)
Framed (case closed): 3 5/8 × 3 3/16 inches (9.21 × 8.1 cm)
Framed (case open): 3 5/8 × 6 5/16 inches (9.21 × 16.03 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jacob L. Loose
Object number34-237/76
InscribedInscribed on recto, lower right: "F. Sch."
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionPortrait miniature of a woman wearing a white gown and red hat before a gray background.ProvenanceElla Clark Loose (Mrs. Jacob L. Loose, 1860-1945), Kansas City, MO and Washington, DC, by 1934 [1];
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
[1] Ella Loose was noted for her jewelry collection; many objects were purchased during her frequent travel overseas. For more information, see The Sunday Star Washington D.C., March 29, 1936, p. E4.
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Moritz Michael Daffinger
late 19th-early 20th century
F71-29/5,6
