Unknown Girl
Miniature
1793 (painted)
1793 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Portrait miniature on ivory of an unknown girl in a green blue dress, with a long white handkerchief. Set in a 1850s/60s metal brooch.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Unknown Girl (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | painting on ivory |
| Brief description | Miniature of an unknown girl by David Gibson, British, 1793 |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature on ivory of an unknown girl in a green blue dress, with a long white handkerchief. Set in a 1850s/60s metal brooch. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Gibson / 1793 (Signed.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs. H. Bolckow |
| Object history | Transferred from the Metalwork Department to Paintings Department in 1927. |
| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 751-1890 |
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| Record created | August 22, 2006 |
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