Miniature; French noblewoman in black dress with large white lace collar covered by two tier Bertha in sheer material. Single strand pearl necklace, black and five pearl broach. Miniature, oval in oval brass frame with top ring hanger. Frame engraved ‘Anne of Austria’ (above) and ‘Petitot’ (below). Miniature backed in cream silk brocade. Signed ‘Petitot’ below mid right edge. Probable wall decoration. 11.6 x 8.52 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
France
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Loans:
S2001-2002 #2: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 10, 2001–July 11, 2001) and S2001-2002 #6c: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (June 14, 2002–January 15, 2003)