A Miniature Portrait of a Young Girl in Pink Holding a Spray of Pinks

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Attributed to Moses B. Russell (1809-1884), Circa 1850**
A Miniature Portrait of a Young Girl in Pink Holding a Spray of Pinks
in a velvet lined case
watercolor on ivory
2½ x 1 7/8 inches (sight); case: 3¾ x 3¼ inches

Literature

Randall L. Holton and Charles A. Gilday, "Moses B. Russell, Yankee Miniaturist," The Magazine Antiques (November 2002), p. 164, pl. XV.

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Lot Essay

Moses B. Russell (1809-1884) was one of Boston's leading miniaturists during the 1830s and 1840s. For more information on Russell, see Randall L. Holton and Charles A. Gilday, "Moses B. Russell, Yankee Miniaturist," The Magazine Antiques (November 2002), pp. 158-165.

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