Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Portrait of girl in German dress
Object Number:
1957.247
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Watercolor on cobweb
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 9.8 x 7.9 cm )
Inscriptions:
Printed on label adhered to front board: Gemalde auf Spinnengewbe/Painting on cobweb/Peinture sur toile d' araignee/Fr. Unterberger, Innsbruck, Tyrol"
Description:
Oval format painting of girl in Tyrolean folk costume of green bodice, white chemise, red scarf, and black hat; painted on "cobweb" very fine transparent fabric; in black folio with German label.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
