Helen Anderson, Mrs William McEwan (d.1906)
Eunice Pattison (fl.1900-1914)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1900 - circa 1914
Materials
gold, enamel, pearl and ivory
Measurements
90 mm (H)95 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246517.1
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, Helen Anderson, Mrs William McEwan (d.1906) by Eunice Pattison (fl.1900-1914). Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly woman turned to the right, gazing to the right, wearing a blue dress, white shawl and whie lace cap. Hazel eyes, white hair, purplish complexion. Blue scumbled background. Presented in a case with two others.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but probably originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, miniatures and objects in the safe, page 45.
Makers and roles
Eunice Pattison (fl.1900-1914), miniaturist