In this unusual example of sentimental jewelry, the portrait of the unidentified man is mounted in a gold bracelet. The rim is set with alternating pearls and diamonds.
Medium: watercolor on ivory, gold, glass, pearls, diamonds, hair
Inscriptions: [Label] on reverse: J? Taylor
Exhibitions: Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009., Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
Dimensions: Diam of bracelet: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
Miniature H: 2 5/16 x W: 1 15/16 in. (5.8 x 5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963