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Record information Possibly William Pitt Amherst
Date:ca. 1790-1800Reference:Box number: MIN-060Type of material:ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:2837550Date(s):ca. 1790-1800Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1 painting : watercolour on ivory
Support 4.500 x 3.700 cm
Platemark 10.500 x 8.000 cm
Locket / case 4.800 x 4.100 cmScope and content:William Pitt Amherst was the brother of Elizabeth Frances Hale and nephew of Sir Jeffery Amherst. The second barony of Amherst devolved on him at his uncle's death in 1797. In 1800 he married Sarah Hickman. He was Governor-General of India, and his appointment as Governor-General of Canada in 1835 was annulled by a change in government. Encasement: metal locket set into oval fabric and metal frame; locket was designed to be worn as a bracelet [see miniature binder for full description]., Colour transparency: in locket, framed., The miniature is in a locket designed to be worn as a bracelet. The locket is mounted in an oval frame. The sitter may be William Pitt Amherst., February 1979 - the miniature appears to be in good condition.Additional name(s):Additional information:Availability of other formats note:Colour transparency availableExhibitions note:Exhibition title: Small Wonders: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition of Portrait Miniatures; Exhibition of Reproductions. Curators: Martha Marleau, National Archives of Canada, cat. no.: 4d. Further venue: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario: 1995.02.13-1995.06.26.Signatures and inscriptions note:Dated.Container note(s):C-112053 : recto, locket in frameSubject heading:Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1979-014 PIC
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Physical access through an art archivist. No restriction on use for reproduction or publicationBox [1979-014][Consultation Open]MIN-060 Item no. assigned by LAC 16[Consultation Open]Copy negative [1979-014][Consultation Open]C-112053 Item no. assigned by LAC 16[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1979-14-16
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