Object Number 2001.0043.004

Object Name

Miniature (Portrait miniature)

Title

Portrait of Mrs. Hugh Roberts

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Marie Robbins Barlow, Mary Robbins Lemon and Edward J. Robbins in memory of Oliver W. Robbins

Creator (Role)

John Henry Brown (Painter)
1818-1891
References (not complete list): Anne Verplanck, "The Art of John Henry Brown," Antiques (November 2004);

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1857

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Bottom edge; J. Hy. Brown.1857.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Watercolor; Ivory; Wood; Stain; Leather; Velvet; Gold; Glass; Cloth; Brass

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

7 (H) , 6.125 (W) , 1 (D) , 3.5 (Image H) , 2.75 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.8 (H) , 15.558 (W) , 2.54 (D) , 3.5 (Image H) , 2.75 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H, W and D of frame. H at left. W at bottom. D at bottom left corner. Image measurements in frame, by sight. Image H and W at center.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Verplanck, Anne. 11//2004 The Art of John Henry Brown. Antiques. 166 (5): 138-43.
• For more on Brown, see article, pp. 138-43.