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Samuel Collins, Portrait of a Man, 1750, watercolor and shell silver on ivory, sight: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (3.2 x 2.9 cm), framed: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.8 x 3.5 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/133
Samuel Collins, Portrait of a Man (verso), 1750, watercolor and shell silver on ivory, sight: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (3.2 x 2.9 cm), framed: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.8 x 3.5 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/133
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Samuel Collins, Portrait of a Man, 1750

Artist Samuel Collins (English, ca. 1735–1775)
Title Portrait of a Man
Object Date 1750
Medium Watercolor and shell silver on ivory
Setting Gold and copper insert set in vermeil brooch with foliate design and brightwork
Dimensions Sight: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (3.2 x 2.9 cm)
Framed: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.8 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/133

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1312

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2024.

 

Samuel Collins, Portrait of a Man, 1750, watercolor and shell silver on ivory, sight: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (3.2 x 2.9 cm), framed: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.8 x 3.5 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/133
Samuel Collins, Portrait of a Man (verso), 1750, watercolor and shell silver on ivory, sight: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (3.2 x 2.9 cm), framed: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.8 x 3.5 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/133
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