Emma Cornewall, Mrs Thomas Vernon (1711-1777)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1777
Materials
Porcelain, watercolour, gold, glass, hair
Measurements
25 mm (Width); 33 mm (Length)8.7 g (Wt)
Order this imageCollection
Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire
NT 413872
Summary
Portrait miniature, oil on porcelain, Emma Cornewall, Mrs Thomas Vernon (1711-1777) . Inscribed on the reverse of the case are the words 'Emma Cornwall, wife of Thomas Vernon Esq. obt 1777'. The tiny oil is set within a larger oval frame containing a lock of hair. Painted on porcelain. Emma has a very pale palor to her face. She wears a blue dress with a lace collar. Oval, mounted in gold.
Marks and inscriptions
Emma Cornwall, wife of Thomas Vernon Esq. obt 1777 (inscribed)