JANET MONTGOMERY LIVINGSTON DELAFIELD (1914-1922)

Name/Title

JANET MONTGOMERY LIVINGSTON DELAFIELD (1914-1922)

Entry/Object ID

MP.91.1 a-b

Description

Rectangular miniature in a green velvet and tan satin lined leather case: A: Miniature: 3/4 length portrait of Janet Livingston Delafield as a young girl wearing yellow dress with flowers on gathered bodice. Blue band in short, blond hair; leaning against stone wall; hands bent at elbows and clasped. Impressionistic, wooded landscape in green, red, yellow and blue, with clearing behind her right. signed "M. H. Bly" lower right corner in red paint; "M. H. Bly" gilt embossed on back; Conservator Katherine G. Eirk found a graphite inscription at the top edge verso of the ivory, "for little girl." In gilt brass frame with molded floral motifs. Bail hook with ball attachment at top center. Glass cover with graded edge. B: Case: Rectangular brown leather with gilt embossed fleurs-de-lis at corners and dashed lines between. Interior lined with brown silk satin and brown velvet inset fitted to contours of miniature. Hinged at bottom.

Artwork Details

Medium

Leather, brass, Velvet, Gilt, Watercolor, Glass, Gilt, Silk, Velvet, Ivory, Brass, Satin, Watercolor, Leather, glass, Ivory, Satin, silk

Subject Person or Organization

Janet M. Livingston Delafield

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

M. H. Bly

Attribution

Artist

Notes

Dates: 1914 - 1922 Date made: +. 1914 - 1922

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.91.1 A-B
MP.91.1

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case

Height

7 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (17.8 x 14 x 2.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Miniature

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

4-5/8 in

Depth

3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 3/8 in. (14 x 11.7 x 1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Conservation performed July 1993 by Katherine G. Eirk, Bethesda, MD. See file for details.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Janet M. Livingston Delafield

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14D