Portrait of a Woman with Pink Rose in Her Hair, ca. 1825-1850

A miniature watercolor portrait on ivory shows a woman with dark curled hair pinned up and adorned with a pink rose. She wears a dark red dress with a lace collar, a gold chain necklace, and a pendant set with a blue stone, against a dark blue-gray background. The sheen of the surface and the sealed plastic mount suggest a small, carefully preserved object.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1825-1850

Medium

watercolor on ivory

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1880 × 2240 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum