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Unknown, Eye Miniature, early 19th century, ivory, framed: 1/4 in. (.6 cm) diam., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 54.128.5

Unknown, Eye Miniature, early 19th century

Artist Unknown (British)
Title Eye Miniature
Object Date early 19th century
Medium Ivory
Dimensions Framed: 1/4 in. (.6 cm) diam.
Credit Line The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr, 54.128.5

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.4408

Provenance

Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, by 1954;

Their gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1954.

Exhibitions

European Miniatures in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, November 5, 1996–January 5, 1997, no. 291(5).

References

Graham Reynolds, with the assistance of Katharine Baetjer, European Miniatures in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, exh. cat. (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996), pp. 128, 201, no. 291(5), (repro.).

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Unknown, Eye Miniature, early 19th century, ivory, framed: 1/4 in. (.6 cm) diam., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 54.128.5