The unkown sitter in this portrait wears a black dress with white lace collar, and a white lace cap. The miniature can be dated to ca. 1840 from the woman's dress and hair style.
Provenance: A.J. Fink [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
Object Type: miniatures (paintings)
Medium: watercolor on ivory
Dimensions: H: 2 1/2 x W: 1 3/4 in. (6.35 x 4.4 cm); Framed H: 3 7/16 x W: 2 5/16 in. (8.7 x 5.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963