Provenance
Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, by 1966 [1];
Their gift to The Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS, no. 1966.0022, 1966.
Possibly retrieved by Mr. John W. and Mrs. Martha Jane Starr [2];
Current location unknown.
Notes
[1] “Oval—In the center, under glass, there is a representation of a human eye, probably a lady’s. The eye is blue and does not look directly out at the viewer. Above the eye appears a brown eyebrow. A snake motif surrounds the miniature painting. A floral motif appears on the band of the ring.”
[2] As was typical with their practice, the Starrs possibly took the miniature back or swapped it for a gift of another miniature in their collection. For an example of this practice, see Henry Edridge, A Young Child.
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