Portrait miniatures

Object/Artifact

-

Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Portrait miniatures

Entry/Object ID

A 2004.01

Description

The oval white miniatures show side profiles of King George III and Queen Charlotte, facing each other, each measuring 2 inches by 1 1/2 inches, in a single gilt bronze and wood frame believed to be the original.

Category

Prints/Drawings

Acquisition

Accession

A 2004.01

Source or Donor

DuMouchelles

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 2004

Made/Created

Artist

James Tassie

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

back

Transcription

Miers Profile Painter and jeweller, No 111 Strand London, opposite Exeter Change. Miniatures set and framed. Hair-work warrented peculiarly neat.

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Provenance

Notes

The miniatures were formerly part of the collection of D.L. Wilkus of Detroit, Michigan.