Miniature 3/4 view bust length portrait of woman in an oval: brown hair shown with a tendril behind her right ear; mauve dress with white gathered ruffle neckline and puffy shoulders; clouded background shaded gray directly around sitter's face; set behind glass with gilt metal rim around oval; set into rectangular case with red velvet lining cut with Rococo Revival flowers and scrolls; exterior of case is black leather embossed with additional Rococo Revival ornaments set within embossed concentric rectangles; hinged at left side; clasp at left side; reverse of case has attached an ink inscribed hand-written label: "Caroline White/ daughter/ of/ James L. White.".
Display Dimensions: 7 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (17.8 x 14 x 2.9 cm)
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Overall Analysis: Conservation performed by Katherine Eirk, May 1993, Bethesda, MD. See file for details.
Conservator describes this as photograph on rectangular milk-glass with applied oil color tinting with glossy highlights.
Remarks: Details of condition: Top no longer fits due to warping of top leaf of case.
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Miss Caroline White
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+ Case
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14D