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Pierce, Jane M., 1806-1863 Miniature attributed to Moses B. Russell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04950.02 Author/Creator: Pierce, Jane M., 1806-1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Painting Date: 1835 ca. Pagination: 1 painting Height: 10.7 cm, Width: 8.9 cm Order a Copy

Shows young woman in blue dress, white fichu set with a brooch. She has brown curly hair. 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: 10.7 x 8.9 x 1.2 cm (Image: 9.3 x 7.2 cm) The miniatures come from the Aiken Family; Mary Aiken was Jane Pierce's sister.

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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