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Male portrait miniature in leather carrying case which bears inscription 'W.H. Miller, miniature painter, 167 Broadway...Courtlandt...late (?)...NY'
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A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG WOMAN
BY W.H. MILLER, NEW YORK, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Oval, bust-length facing left, with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue dress with white shawl embellished with a floral enamelled brooch, signed Miller, on a gray field, in a rectangular frame; together with a floral enamelled brooch depicted in the above mentioned portrait miniature and a portrait miniature of a gentleman--each approximately 2½in. long (3)
BY W.H. MILLER, NEW YORK, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Oval, bust-length facing left, with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue dress with white shawl embellished with a floral enamelled brooch, signed Miller, on a gray field, in a rectangular frame; together with a floral enamelled brooch depicted in the above mentioned portrait miniature and a portrait miniature of a gentleman--each approximately 2½in. long (3)