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Two Girls at a Pianoforte

Description

Miniature group portrait in a circular format. Interior scene shows two women seated before a pianoforte. The woman at left wears a hat with a blue bow and a dark blue dress and holds a letter in her hand. The woman at right wears a white dress with pink flower at breast and red and black necklace, and has long black hair. They sit beneath a blue curtain.

Date

circa 1798

Materials

Watercolor on ivory, tortoiseshell

Dimensions

3.5 D inches

Object ID

1982.34

Resource ID

7912

Credit Line

Mrs. Edwin Howar Purchase Fund

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.