Portrait miniature of an unknown man
Portrait Miniature
ca. 1590 (made)
ca. 1590 (made)
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Portrait miniature of an unknown man
Object details
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| Title | Portrait miniature of an unknown man (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Portrait miniature |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature of an unknown man, by Nicholas Hilliard. Great Britain, ca. 1590. |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature of an unknown man |
| Object history | Purchased from the Earl of Radnor. See also P.1-1974, P.2-1974, P.3-1974, P.4-1974 See P.2-1974 for a history of this group. This is one of five miniatures from the Radnor collection (P.1 to 5-1974), all of which were reframed at the time of acquisition for conservation reasons and are now housed in 1970s frames. The original ivory box and lid for each medallion is currently held in storage. |
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| Accession number | P.5:1-1974 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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