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Melville E. Mead

Painter American School (1840 - 1850)

Dateca. 1820

Place createdUnited States, North America

Mediumwatercolor on ivory (recto); hairwork knot over hair laid down on goldbeaters skin (verso)

Dimensions2 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (6.9 × 5.5 cm)
Frame: 3 × 2 7/16 in. (7.6 × 6.2 cm)

ClassificationsMiniatures (portraits)

DepartmentAmerican Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III

Accession Number2004.624

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