Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 Miniature attributed to Moses B. Russell
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04950.01 Author/Creator: Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 Place Written: s.l. Type: Painting Date: 1835 ca. Pagination: 1 painting 11 x 8.5 cm Order a Copy
Shows young man in a black formal coat. Three-quarters sinister, waist-length, with blue background. Housed in gilt-metal frames set in a fitted leather case with blind rules and stamps. Case: 11 x 8.5 x 1.5 cm (image: 9 x 7 cm.) The miniatures come from the Aiken Family; Mary Aiken was Jane Pierce's sister.
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