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Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Title
Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe
Collection

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1827 - 1829 (Approximate)
Place: Pisa?
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT
Shelf locator: *Pforz
Topics
Sara, 1809-1880
Genres
Paintings
Miniatures (Paintings)
Portraits
Physical Description
Watercolors
Extent: 1 painting : 55 mm (circular)
Watercolor on ivory
Within ebonized square wood frame with circular recess, palmette-embellished ormolu toothed rim, and convex glass lens.
Description
Bust-length miniature portrait, subject facing forward. She wears a blue dress with a low neckline, a blue sash draped around her neck, and black earrings; her brown hair is in a bun atop her head. One of a set of three miniature portraits of the women of the Tighe family by an unidentified artist, probably painted between 1827 and 1829.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19980492
RLIN/OCLC: 974719890
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21191409
Photo Order: 57519
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cbd59340-e675-0134-b65a-07d80d208b6c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1827: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1827 - 1829. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1481aad0-f088-0134-07c5-0cda9d5e58eb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1481aad0-f088-0134-07c5-0cda9d5e58eb

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1827 - 1829). Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1481aad0-f088-0134-07c5-0cda9d5e58eb

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1481aad0-f088-0134-07c5-0cda9d5e58eb | title= (still image) Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe, (1827 - 1829) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe