[Macarthur family portrait, ca. 1820's - watercolour on miniature]
[Macarthur family portrait, ca. 1820's - watercolour on miniature]
About this item
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Date
1820's (dated from costume)
Call Numbers
MIN 34
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Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 8.4 x 6.7 cm. portrait, inside frame (sight) - 9.7 x 8.3 cm., frame - 1 watercolour on card miniature encased in oval shaped gold painted frame with raised ridge around inner edge and glass front. The back of the frame is deeply set and covered in metal. At the top centre of frame is a m...
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The female in this portrait wears a a day dress of white cotton, with a deep cape collar that extends on the shoulders, a high blue coloured belt, an indoor cap of embroidered muslin trimmed in roses, and pendant earings and a brooch of carnelian or coral. The collar has shirring (gathering) and a broderie anglaise edge.
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Macarthur family portrait, ca. 1820's - watercolour on miniature]
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 1038191...
Signature / Inscriptions
Handwritten on a paper label on reverse of frame, "Show case / Elizabeth / Macarthur / Onslow"
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MIN 34
Record Identifier
nGm4DZyY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4DZyY
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Reference code
431548
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