Portrait of a Gentleman/Mourning Miniature
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Miniatures commissioned upon the death of a loved one epitomize the sentimental nature of these objects. In this double-sided locket, the finely rendered portrait of the deceased serves as a memento of the sitter, while the mourning scene on the reverse functions to memorialize his life. Mourning miniatures typically combined stock iconography\u2014a bereaved figure, tomb, and weeping willow\u2014with individualized inscriptions. To further personalize the object, a lock or plait of the subject\u2019s hair was set into the casework, or chopped hair was mixed into the paint used to depict leaves and grass, as in this example.Object metadata can change over time, please check the Brooklyn Museum object record for the latest information.
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