Miss Frances A. Boyd
Portrait Miniature
1795 (painted)
1795 (painted)
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Portrait miniature on ivory of Frances Boyd, signed 'S.A 1795', in an elaborate pendant frame
Object details
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Title | Miss Frances A. Boyd (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour on ivory |
Brief description | Portrait miniature, Portrait of Frances Boyd (later Frances Kensington), attributed to either Samuel Andrews or Sarah Addington, watercolour on ivory, 1795 |
Physical description | Portrait miniature on ivory of Frances Boyd, signed 'S.A 1795', in an elaborate pendant frame |
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Marks and inscriptions | S.A 1795 (Signed on bottom left) |
Credit line | Purchased under the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray |
Historical context | Portrait miniatures were frequently exchanged between loved ones and family in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain as tokens of affection and remembrance. |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926. |
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Accession number | P.3-1924 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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