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Miniature Portrait with Overlayscirca 1650

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Open oval locket case with dark exterior; right half contains a miniature portrait of a young woman in a red dress with pearl necklace against a black background
Oval portrait miniature in a gilt metal case, bust-length view of a woman in 17th-century red dress with white décolletage, pearl necklace, and decorative hair ornament, set against a dark background.
Small oval locket opened to reveal a portrait miniature, partially obscured by thick, heavily textured brushstrokes in pale gold and straw tones. The underlying image shows a figure in red against a dark background, with eyes and red lips visible through the applied paint.
Mixed-media work on an irregular white ground, depicting a bearded face in heavily textured golden-brown paint applied with broad, sweeping strokes; hollowed eye sockets rendered in thicker impasto, with a flowing beard dominating the lower composition.
Oval portrait miniature in a gilt metal locket case, bust-length figure of a woman against a black background, wearing a red bodice with white lace collar, pearl necklace, and a wide-brimmed red and white hat with visible paint flaking.
Reverse painting on glass, oval portrait fragment showing a woman's head and shoulders with braided blonde hair beneath a red hat with a jeweled ornament, white draped garment with a small painted bow at center, paint heavily flaked and worn.
Oval portrait miniature set in a gilt case, bust-length view of a woman in a red off-shoulder dress against a black background, with painted and applied embellishments including a pink hat, floral earrings, and a green bow at the bodice.
Fragment of white ceramic with irregular scalloped edges, decorated with a broad brushstroke of coral-red glaze, a small green rosette, clusters of white blossoms, a dark bud, and a green butterfly in polychrome enamel.
Oval portrait miniature set in a hinged metal case, bust-length figure of a woman wearing a dark veil over long dark hair and a red garment with white collar, painted against a black background with visible paint cracking and flaking.
Mixed-media work on an irregular oval support with rough, marbled edges; a faceless figure draped in a dark brown-black hooded garment rendered with thick, brushy strokes, the oval void of the face left bare against the white ground.
Oval portrait miniature set in a gilt case, bust-length view of a woman in 17th-century red dress with low neckline, pearl necklace, and pearl-adorned hair, against a dark background; paint surface shows age spotting.
Fragment of ceramic with irregular, roughly oval form and white glaze; faint dotted and curvilinear painted decoration across the surface, with small patches of red-brown and yellow-green pigment at right and lower center.
Oval miniature portrait set in a gilt metal locket, bust-length depiction of a woman with curly brown hair adorned with raised green floral embellishments, wearing a red garment with a gold textile draped over the shoulders, against a black background.
Painting on an irregular oval surface with ragged white edges, depicting olive-green foliage with rounded lobes arching across the upper portion, above a golden-brown rocky or woody form rendered in thick, directional brushstrokes.
Oval portrait miniature in a gilt metal case, bust-length figure with a small mustache wearing a red doublet, wide cream lace collar with impasto brushwork, and a white feathered hat with green velvet crown, against a black background.
Mixed-media work on white ground with two irregular, cloud-edged forms in tan and gold impasto brushwork; a small green painted fragment sits atop the upper shape, with two small dark marks between the forms suggesting a minimal face-like arrangement.
Oval portrait miniature in a worn gilt case, bust-length view of a woman in 17th-century red off-shoulder dress with white lace trim, pearl necklace, and drop earrings, her hair adorned with a ribbon bow and striped streamer, set against a dark background.
Ceramic fragment with irregular scalloped edges and white ground, decorated with polychrome enamel motifs including a pink bow, brown and white striped drapery, small floral sprigs, and dark foliate forms.
Oval miniature portrait, likely oil on metal, set in a gilt metal locket case. Bust-length figure wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat with feather trim and a red garment, holding or obscured by a large green-covered book. Dark background; fine detailed brushwork.
Color photograph of two irregularly shaped paint scrapes on a white ground, with thick impasto strokes in golden tan, deep green, and terracotta red, showing visible brushstroke texture and ragged edges.
Oval portrait miniature in a gilt case, bust-length view of a woman in a red off-shoulder gown with pearl necklace and jeweled ornaments, wearing a large white feathered hat, set against a dark background with some paint loss visible.
Mixed-media work on an irregularly shaped white ground, with a broad sweep of tan and brown paint applied in thick, directional brushstrokes across the upper portion, a dotted line of small dark marks curving downward, a small green element at right, and a loosely rendered golden rosette near the lower center.
Oval miniature portrait, bust-length figure wearing a red coat with gold and dark trim, a plumed hat, and a small mustache, set against a black background in a hinged metal case with worn gilding.
Paint on glass fragment depicting a schematic face, with thick impasto strokes in brown and black forming a hat, mustache, and coat against a white ground, with touches of pink at the edges.
Portrait miniature in an oval hinged case with worn gilt edges; bust-length view of a woman in a red off-shoulder dress with white lace trim, wearing a green feathered hat and pearl necklace, against a black background, with thick impasto brushwork on the headwear.
Ceramic fragment with irregular oval form, decorated with painted floral garlands in tan and gold with small green leaves and pink accents, and a bold sweep of dark green brushwork across the upper portion, on a white glazed ground.

Unknown, Miniature Portrait with Overlays, circa 1650, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Miniature Portrait with Overlays
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1650
Medium
Leather, oil, copper, mica, silk and brass
Dimensions
a: 3 3/8 × 2 7/8 × 7/8 in. (8.57 × 7.3 × 2.22 cm) b-r (variable): 3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (7.94 × 6.03 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.89.98a-r
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles