Miniature portrait
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Glass
Measurements
200 x 170 x 30 mm
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997437
Summary
A framed miniature portrait of a woman, badly damaged in the face area, under glass (possibly painted under glass?). A paper label on the reverse carries a handwritten biography of the subject which reads: "Anne Werge. dtr of John Werge, Horton Castle. Northumberland. Born Augst 4th 1774. Baptised at Chatton Church Augst 3rd 1776. Married Henry Howey (second wife) of Lilburn Grange + Pasture Hill Nth.land. Died Sept 28th 1862 at Beadwell House, the residence of her daughter Sarah Scot Taylor + buried at Ilderton."
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with the family collection of Lacock Abbey contents in situ from Mrs. Petronella Burnett-Brown in December 2009.