Painting, Miniature

Object number
97.18.20
Title
Untitled
Creator
Dickinson, D.
Date
1830
Description
Miniature portrait of a woman wearing a black dress and draped with red fabric. Her dark hair is curled and pinned up away from her face. The miniature is in a red leather case. Maker label incorporated into silk lining inside case. Artist signature and date in lower right corner of miniature. Maker is D. Dickinson, minitaure painter at Earles, No. 162 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Materials
ivory
paint
glass
wood
silk
Inscription
D. Dickinson (lower right corner)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Helen Cronkhite Chester
Related People & Organizations
Dickinson, D. (associated)