Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst

18th Centuryamerican colonialminiature paintingamerican arts

Date

1790

Medium

Watercolor on ivory (recto), sepia on ivory with human hair (verso), and gold

Dimensions

6.4 × 4 cm (2 1/2 × 1 9/16 in.); Case: 8.3 × 5.3 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Mary Louise Stevenson Fund

Also notable

Works in the same vein

A27: Virginia Kitchen, 18th Century

E-22: French Provincial Bedroom of the Louis XV Period, 18th Century

Side Chair

Giles Grendey (English, 1693–1780) London, England