Mrs Sparkes
Heather K. S. Oswald Smith (fl.1920)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1920
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
106 x 79 mm
Place of origin
Paignton
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1117156
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, Mrs. Sparkes by Heather K. S. Oswald Smith (fl.1920). c.1920. Rectangular. Three-quarter-length portrait of a mature woman, facing, gazing at the spectator, seated, wearing a black dress, white lace collar, and an oval brown and white brooch. Blue eyes, dark brown hair worn in earl-plaits. Mrs Sparkes was one of Ellen Terry's dressers, Presented by Mrs. Hobday.
Marks and inscriptions
450 / B40868 / 665 / 8 (inscribed on label on reverse in pencil)
Makers and roles
Heather K. S. Oswald Smith (fl.1920), artist