American Art Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Miniature Made in United States, North and Central Americac. 1830 Artist/maker unknown, American Oil on canvas Currently not on view 1980-64-5 Gift of the estate of Edgar W. and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1980 |
LabelThis portrait of a young woman may have commemorated an engagement or marriage. Miniatures were very personal images and wearing them as a locket or broach was typically an expression of romantic love, parental affection, or mourning. In this image the woman's shy smile and jaunty dog-itself a symbol of fidelity-suggest a celebration of romantic love. |
