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An Unknown child, called Charles Lawton

Portrait Miniature
1856 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait of an unknown child, called Charles Lawton, dressed in a traditional Scottish costume in tartan.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • An Unknown child, called Charles Lawton (popular title)
  • Portrait of a child in Scottish costume (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Portrait miniature of an unknown child, called 'Charles Lawton', dated 1856, watercolour on ivory, painted by William Maw Egley (1827?-1916).
Physical description
Portrait of an unknown child, called Charles Lawton, dressed in a traditional Scottish costume in tartan.
Dimensions
  • Height: 52mm
  • Width: 42mm
Dimensions taken from Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981.
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. Raflary
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981
Collection
Accession number
P.174-1931

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Record createdJuly 15, 2003
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