#historical jewelry
Miniature portrait as jewellery in 18th century portraits
- Grace Newman, painted by Thomas Beach between 1770 and 1790. She wears a portrait of her husband John Newman. From Sotherby’s.
- Isabel de Farnesio, queen consort of Spain, painted by Louis-Michel van Loo ca. 1739. From Prado, Madrid.
- Maria Luisa de Parma, painted by Anton Rafael Mengs ca. 1765. From Prado, Madrid.
- Maren Christine Holbye, painted by Peder Aadnes ca. 1786. She wears the portrait of her husband, vicar Poul Christopher Holbye, around her neck. From Blomqvist Auctions.
- Portrait of Johan Georg Büchler, 1750s. The miniature portrait is mounted on a brooch with blue forget-me-nots. From The National Museum in Oslo, originally belonging to Helene Cathrine Büchler, his daughter.
- Catherine Vedastine von den Driesch, painted by an unknown French painter in the 1770s. She wears a miniature portrait of her husband Louis Claude de Bretteville. From The National Museum in Oslo.
- Elisabeth de Badorot, Countess de Saint Germain, painted in the 1770s by an unknown French artist, though I believe this is a newer copy. She wears a portrait of her husband on the wrist. Sold on eBay.
- Maria Luisa de Bourbon, painted by Anton Raphael Mengs ca. 1764. It was made as an engagement portrait, and the miniature on the bracelet shows her fiancé Leopold, Grand Duke of Tuscany. From the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
- Unknown Italian lady, painted in the 1780s by an unknown Italian (possibly Venetian) master. From Walter’s Art Museum, Baltimore.
Judging from this and from other portraits I have seen, wearing the miniature portrait as a bracelet, and preferably on a pearl bracelet, seems to have been much in fashion. But as shown here, it could also be worn around the neck, on a chain, or as a brooch. The important thing was to display the loved one to the world, and yet wear the portrait on an intimate place near the chest or wrist.
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From the jewellery box of Helene Cathrine Büchler of Linderud Manor, Oslo
This was her wedding present when she married Mogens Larsen Monsen in 1762. It consists of a wooden box with silver boxes for hair pins, pomades etc, and a silver mirror. Inside two jewellery sets; one with rock crystals in Regènce style, the other with opalized glass in a lighter, floral Rococo style. In addition monogrammed rings, shoe buckles, a fan and various chains.
The jewellery box remained in the family at Linderud for almost 250 years, until it was eventually bought by Kunstindustrimuseet/Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo in 1994. You can see more detailed photos of the whole set here:
http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/no/object/OK-1994-0201
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My 18th Century Photoshoot
Photos by For The Joy Photography
Styling and Hair by Jenny la Fleur
Model, Costume, and Jewelry by Dames a la Mode (that’s me!)
More photos at my my main website
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Lots of new items are available in my shop, including Anna Wintour Style Georgian Collet Necklaces,Regency Earrings and Brooches, and even hatpins! Check it all out at Dames a la Mode!
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I’ve launched a new jewelry line called The Josephine collection, named after Napoleon’s lovely wife. These are very accurate reproductions of Georgian and Regency-era jewelry, using the best materials I can get my hands on, including my new custom-made collet settings, which are the most accurate on the market. I’m so pleased with how lovely everything is and even more pleased that they are so versatile. I hope you’ll check out my reproduction jewelry.
The Josephine Collection by Dames a la Mode
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