Clarissa Deming
ArtistPainted by
Frederick R. Spencer
1806 - 1875
After a work byAfter a work by
Anson Dickinson
American, 1779 - 1852
SubjectPortrait of
Clarissa Deming
1795 - 1837
Date1830
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in wooden case with leather covering
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width ): 3 x 2 11/16in. (7.6 x 6.9cm)
Other (height x width x depth of case): 3 9/16 x 3 x 9/16in. (9.1 x 7.6 x 1.5cm)
Other (height x width x depth of case): 3 9/16 x 3 x 9/16in. (9.1 x 7.6 x 1.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length miniature portrait of a woman with blue eyes, pale complexion, and brown hair. She is wearing a white cap with open work, trimmed with lace and blue ribbon bows. A blue ribbon bow also ties at her neck under her chin. The woman is also wearing a white pelerine, a blue shawl which drapes over her left shoulder, and a black dress. Miniature is encased in a rectangular wooden case covered with red leather with two brass hooks and leather hinges. Inside of case is lined with white satin cushion.
Object number1958.12.2
InscribedAccording to museum records, written in pencil on a piece of cardboard on the back of the miniature, behind the ivory reads: "Painted by F.R. Spencer- / from a Miniature by / A. Dickinson 1830"NotesDate Note: In object file there is an inscription on the back of the cardboard behind the ivory that says the miniature was done by Anson Dickinson in 1830. (Ozzone 3/21/2013)Subject Terms
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