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Portrait miniature of an unknown man

Portrait Miniature
1619 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait miniature of an unknown man, contained in a gold locket and painted on vellum


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Miniature
  • Lid
TitlePortrait miniature of an unknown man (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Portrait miniature on vellum
Brief description
Portrait miniature of an unknown man, dated 1619, painted on vellum and contained in a gold locket, painted by Peter Oliver (1594?-1647).
Physical description
Portrait miniature of an unknown man, contained in a gold locket and painted on vellum
Dimensions
  • Height: 49mm
  • Width: 40mm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Object history
Provenance: Colonel Bramston, 20 Old Burlington Street, from whom purchased by the Museum, February 1888.
Bibliographic reference
Murdoch, John. Seventeenth-century English Miniatures in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: The Stationery Office, 1997.
Collection
Accession number
117&A-1888

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Record createdJuly 8, 2003
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