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Portrait miniature of Mrs Farington

Portrait Miniature
ca. 1760-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval portrait miniature of Mrs Farington.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait miniature of Mrs Farington (generic title)
Materials and techniques
miniature painting on ivory
Brief description
Portrait miniature of Mrs Farington by John Plott. Great Britain, ca. 1760-1800.
Physical description
Oval portrait miniature of Mrs Farington.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.625in
  • Width: 2.875in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Portrait of / Mrs Farington / widow of the / Revd William Farington / B:D: / Rector of Warrington and / vicar of Leigh in / Lancashire. / She died 1794 / aged 78. (on a piece of paper stuck to the back)
  • Wm F Oct-1869 (written on the back of the miniature)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Grace Valentine Stephenson as part of the R. H. Stephenson Bequest
Subject depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Accession number
P.102-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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