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Plaque

c.1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hart, Gertrude Mary (made)
Place of origin
England (made)

Plaque, painted enamel on copper in a wooden frame. Portrait from life of a young girl, Miss Mildred Brown, looking towards the left in profile. Brown dress with yellow string of beads, hair in a long plait. The background is crimson with a gold lattice, within which are the initials MB (for Mildred Brown), repeated four times. Plain wooden frame with greenish-white fillet of inlay surrounding the enamel.

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Object details

Category
Enamels
Object type
Plaque
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Plaque
  • Frame
Materials and techniques
Enamel
Copper
Wood
Brief description
Plaque, painted enamel on copper, portrait of a young girl (Miss Mildred Brown), by Gertrude Mary Hart, England, about 1910.
Physical description
Plaque, painted enamel on copper in a wooden frame. Portrait from life of a young girl, Miss Mildred Brown, looking towards the left in profile. Brown dress with yellow string of beads, hair in a long plait. The background is crimson with a gold lattice, within which are the initials MB (for Mildred Brown), repeated four times. Plain wooden frame with greenish-white fillet of inlay surrounding the enamel.
Dimensions
  • Plaque height: 7cm
  • Plaque width: 5cm
  • Frame height: 16cm
  • Frame width: 13.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Portrait from life Miss Mildred Brown / Gertrude Mary Hart' and '1360 / Hart Gertrude M. / Age 23 24A / Executed by the Student' (On the back of the frame)
  • 'E.S.K' (Stamped on back of frame)
Credit line
Given by Miss Joan Partridge
Object history
Painted by Mrs. Gertrude Mary Hart, mother of the donor and wife of Fred Partridge, of Ashbee's Guild of Handicraft.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.6-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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