Mrs St Maur.
Portrait Miniature
1900 (made)
1900 (made)
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A portrait miniature on ivory in a gilt oval locket case, of a woman, head and shoulders, wearing a white dress and a tiara.
Object details
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| Title | Mrs St Maur. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour on ivory |
| Brief description | A portrait miniature on ivory of Mrs St Maur, by Dudley Beaumont, 1900. |
| Physical description | A portrait miniature on ivory in a gilt oval locket case, of a woman, head and shoulders, wearing a white dress and a tiara. |
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| Production type | unique |
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| Object history | This photograph was part of a group of seven small framed or cased portraits. They were given to the vendor's aunt, a governess, by her employers. |
| Historical context | This group illustrates the interelations between miniature painting and photography at the end of the 19th century, including painted photographs, miniatures painted on a photographic base on ivory, and miniatures on ivory painted from photographs. |
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| Accession number | E.337-1995 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2001 |
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