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Description: | Miniature portraits, such as the one shown here, became very popular in the 18th century. Frequently, they were commissioned to commemorate births, engagements, marriages and deaths. They also acted as a keepsake for loved ones who were absent. The unknown grey-haired gentleman in this portrait is wearing a white shirt frilled at the front, a white waistcoat and a double-breasted blue jacket with a black collar. Encased on the reverse of the locket is a lock of hair on an opaline glass background.
Oval portrait miniature in a double-sided gold frame: on ivory of a gentleman 3/4 sinister, wearing a white shirt frilled at the front, white waistcoat, double-breasted blue jacket and black collar. Grey hair. On the reverse, a lock of hair against an opaline glass ground within a blue glass border. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Miscellaneous Historical Objects Georgian period | Temporal: | 1785 - 1795
Georgian (1714-1837) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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