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Douglas Legget, aged three

Miniature
ca. 1953 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval miniature portrait of a boy aged three, with short fair hair and blue eyes, wearing a white jumper, against a light blue background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDouglas Legget, aged three (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, probably on ivorine rather than ivory.
Brief description
Portrait miniature of Douglas Legget, aged three, c.1953, by Ethol Court.
Physical description
Oval miniature portrait of a boy aged three, with short fair hair and blue eyes, wearing a white jumper, against a light blue background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7cm
  • Width: 5.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed along the edge of the oval, lower right: 'E. Court Arms [Associate of the Royal Miniature Society]
  • Inscribed on the back by the artist with the name of the sitter: 'Douglas Legget, USA'.
Credit line
Given by the family of the artist Ethol Court
Object history
Gift from the family of the artist Ethol Court
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.616-2013

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Record createdSeptember 5, 2013
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