Portrait Miniature of a Nun on a box

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Richard Cosway, English, 1742 – 1821
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Oval box with metal rim and ivory face with watercolor portrait of a nun.
Credit Line
Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
ca. 1790
Accession Number
1931-6-72
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
portraits
Decorative Arts
Portrait Miniature of a Nun on a box
Medium
Watercolor and gum arabic, cut ivory, wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1.3 x 6.4 x 10.6 cm (1/2 x 2 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
made in
England
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Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1931-6-72
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq482b2061a-bd55-4c91-8008-f8cda99828c2
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