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Possibly by Charles Robertson, Portrait of a Woman with Initials T. H., 18th to 19th century, watercolor, hair, and ivory on silk mounted under glass in a gold bracelet mount, 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in. (4.1 x 3.3 x 6.4 cm), Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., 1958.17.24

Possibly by Charles Robertson, Portrait of a Woman Initials T. H., 18th to 19th century

Artist Possibly by Charles Robertson (Irish, 1759–1821)
Title Portrait of a Woman with Initials T. H.
Object Date 18th to 19th century
Medium Watercolor, hair, and ivory on silk
Setting Gold bracelet mount
Dimensions 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in. (4.1 x 3.3 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., 1958.17.24

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.4545

Artist's Biography

See the artist’s biography in volume 4.

Provenance

Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, by August 7, 1958;

Their gift, through the Starr Foundation, Inc., Kansas City, MO, to the Philbrook Art Center, now Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK, 1958 [1].

Notes:

[1] While in the Starr collection, this miniature was listed as by an unknown artist. Since then, after consultation with Carol Aiken and Elle Shushan in 2012, the work was attributed as possibly by Charles Robertson.

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Possibly by Charles Robertson, Portrait of a Woman with Initials T. H., 18th to 19th century, watercolor, hair, and ivory on silk mounted under glass in a gold bracelet mount, 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in. (4.1 x 3.3 x 6.4 cm), Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., 1958.17.24