Unknown Artist
Harriet Milbanke
1779
Physical Qualities
Watercolor on ivory in painted metal and fabric case, Unframed: 1 7/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.7 × 3 cm.)
Framed: 2 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (6 × 3 cm.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Object Number
1988.142
Watercolor on ivory. Framing: gold metal case, hair braid edging on front, decorative fabric/pearl design on reverse
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1988; Private Collection by direct descent from the sitter
Inscribed: VERSO: Inscribed "L'Amitié" with a drop capital L written in varying sized seed pearls. Seed pearls decorate the center of the object in oval form and hand-drawn stars decorate the outer cirumference (outside of the decorative seed pearls) of the object. There is a hand-drawn chain hanging from the top loop of the L with pearls at both ends.
Artist
Unknown Artist
