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Maker(s):unknown
Culture:English
Title:portrait: George III
Date Made:1775-1800
Type:Silhouette; Household Accessory
Materials:wax, green pile-woven silk (velvet), wood: mahogany; glass; paper
Place Made:United Kingdom; Great Britain: England
Accession Number:  HD 2016.31.1
Credit Line:Gift of Anne K. Groves
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Framed under glass wax portrait of King George III of England, wooden frame is molded and stepped to create a shadowbox for the wax portrait, the interior of the frame is lined in light green velvet, the light ivory colored wax portrait depicts George III in profile looking to the right, he has a curled wig with a curlique and ribbon, a suit jacket and ruffled shirt, on the reverse is the inscription in pencil, "George III" and "JMP". There is an hanging ring on the reverse of the portrait.

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portraits

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