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Henry Smith
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Henry Smith

Thomas E. Barratt, born England ca. 1814-died United States after 1854 · ca. 1854

watercolor on ivory
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CC0 — Public Domain
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This portrait shows a middle-aged man in formal dress, with a high collar and flat cravat typical of the 1840s and 1850s. On the back of the miniature is a plaited lock of hair, a popular token of affection between courting couples.

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