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This wax miniature depicts a woman wearing a simple day dress, her hair pinned into a braided chignon. With its paper collar and blue silk ground, this wax is unusual for the way it incorporates a variety of media.
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| Title: | Portrait of a Lady |
| Date: | c. 1860 |
| Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, German |
| Medium: | Painted wax with paper collar on blue silk |
| Dimensions: | 7 × 6 inches (17.8 × 15.2 cm) |
| Classification: | Sculpture |
| Credit Line: | The Wax Miniatures Collection of Dr. David J Levy of Detroit, Michigan. Gift of the Levy, Langer and Landes families, 2021 |
| Accession Number: | 2021-58-18 |
| Geography: | Made in Germany, Europe |
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