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Miniature portrait of Charles Emilius Gold
- Date
- ca1890
- Reference
- Objects-0948
- Description
Artist not identified.
Shows a head and shoulders three-quarter miniature portrait of General Charles Emilius Gold, KCB. He is likely in his later years, as his hair and moustache are white, but his age is unknown. He wears his red military jacket, gold and red sash, and medal
Inscription on the back of the portrait reads: 'General Charles Emilius Gold, KBC. Born 6th Jan 1809. Married 1st June 1838 at Drummondville, Canada, Eleanor Felicia Askin Geddes. Died 29th July 1871 at Dover. The son of Col Charles Gold CB who commanded 2nd Division of Artillery at Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Commanded 65th Regt. [...] in NZ for 16 years. Gt gt grandfather'
Accompanied by a copy of Gold's death certificate
Title supplied by Library.
Quantity: 1 oil(s).
Physical Description: Painting on ivory, encased in oval metal frame, with glass front and back; 86 x 60mm (diametre), 6mm (depth).
Provenance: Bought by the donor at an antiques market in Cirecester, in August 1994
Processing information: Description updated as part of curios/objects survey March 2023:
Previous reference: Curios-051-001
Previous title: Artist unknown :[Miniature portrait of Charles Emilius Gold. ca 1890].
- Additional description
Edith glass is loose.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Merryweather, Alan, active 1994-2000s: Minature portraits
- Format
- 1 oil(s), Glass (material), Ivory (material), Metal, Painting on ivory, encased in oval metal frame, with glass front and back; 86 x 60mm (diametre), 6mm (depth)., Orientation: Oval image, vertical
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