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Elizabeth Houghton Phelps

Painter American School (1840 - 1850)

Dateca. 1850s

Place createdUnited States, North America

MediumOval miniature on square of ivory backed with paper in a daguerreotype case and brass mount with canted corners

Dimensions3 × 2 9/16 in. (7.6 × 6.5 cm)

ClassificationsMiniatures (portraits)

DepartmentAmerican Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Alexander G. Cummins

Accession Number1939.127

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