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Portrait of a lady in white

Fine Arts
Inventory number
2021.10.13.9.FA.PA.C1810.FR
Description
Round miniature painting portrait of a woman in three-quarter holding a flower, in a white Empire style dress with a high waistline, long sleeves and plunging V-neckline, trimmed with a zigzag cut border, repeating on the shoulders. She is wearing a golden tiara comb in her hair, and a golden choker style necklace with an extra thin chain on the bottom and a cross on it. The lady is represented in an interior with a green curtain with golden tassels on the left, and a red table on the right with a white floral vase with pink and white roses in it. The miniature is mounted on a brass frame with red velvet background and an openwork brass wreath ring on the top.
Materials
Watercolor on ivory
Brass
Velvet
Glass
Origin
circa 1810 France
Dimensions
Length : 8 cm
Height : 12.5 cm