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Mrs. Abijah Cheever (Elizabeth Scott)

Nathaniel Hancock

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped pendant with a gold frame. A painted portrait of a woman with curly light brown hair and a pearl headband. She wears a white shawl. The background of the portrait is blueish-grey. The frame of the pendant has cursive text engraved around the border. A gold bail at top.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
557 × 625 px
Museum record:
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