Funeral portrait of young woman
Applied Arts
Inventory number
2021.5.31.2.AA.DC.C1918.FR
Description
Porcelain enamel ovoid shaped medallion representing a young woman. She wears a collarless dark dress, without jewel and slightly curly short hair.
This medallion represents a young woman who died from an influenza pandemic that affected the world between 1918 and 1921 and known as the Spanish flu.
Materials
Porcelain
Analog photography
Origin
circa 1918
France
Dimensions
Width : 1 cm
Length : 11 cm
Height : 15 cm