Two Miniature Portraits: A "Dressed" Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman by Mary B. Way (1769-1833), New London, Connecticut, circa 1800 And a Miniature Watercolor Portrait of a Gentleman on Ivory, American, Circa 1800 The first, a "dressed" miniature profile bust portrait of a rosy-cheeked young man, of appliquéd fabric, the reverse with a watercolor of a lady standing beside a monument, in a circular gold-metal locket frame with a painted glass mat in gold, black and white enamel. The second, watercolor on ivory in a gold-metal oval frame, inscribed on the back: this gift is made ... the plate that's round... my love for you will never end. Pressed scallop foil border. Diameter 2 inches; 2 1/8 by 1 7/8 inches. 2 pieces.
Two Miniature Portraits: A "Dressed" Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman by Mary B. Way (1769-1833), New London, Connecticut, circa 1800 And a Miniature Watercolor Portrait of a Gentleman on Ivory, American, Circa 1800 The first, a "dressed" miniature profile bust portrait of a rosy-cheeked young man, of appliquéd fabric, the reverse with a watercolor of a lady standing beside a monument, in a circular gold-metal locket frame with a painted glass mat in gold, black and white enamel. The second, watercolor on ivory in a gold-metal oval frame, inscribed on the back: this gift is made ... the plate that's round... my love for you will never end. Pressed scallop foil border. Diameter 2 inches; 2 1/8 by 1 7/8 inches. 2 pieces.
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