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Title
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Elizabeth Ann Timothy
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Description
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The miniature is thought to have been an engagement gift from the sitter to her fiancé, William Williamson. They were married in 1785. Elizabeth Ann Timothy was born in 1746 in Charleston, the daughter of Peter and Anna Timothy. Her first husband was Peter Valton.
The portrait is of the sitter in profile, with her face turned forward and smiling. She has brown hair decorated with a veil, and is wearing a pink dress and black necklace.
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Date
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ca. 1775–85
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height
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1 1/2in (3.7cm)
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width
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1 1/8in (3 cm)
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Provenance
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Rogers Fund to Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1926
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Rights
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Public domain
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Identifier
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26.286
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