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Miss Manners

Portrait Miniature
ca. 1740-1763 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Miniature portrait of a lady on ivory. She has dark hair and blue eyes and is wearing a blue dress with an elaborate white lace collar. She wears a pearl earing.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMiss Manners (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Miniature portrait of Miss Manners by Gervase Spencer, British, ca. 1740-1763
Physical description
Miniature portrait of a lady on ivory. She has dark hair and blue eyes and is wearing a blue dress with an elaborate white lace collar. She wears a pearl earing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41mm
  • Width: 35mm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss D. Manners
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
Collection
Accession number
P.1-1964

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Record createdJuly 9, 2003
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