Lover's Eye

Emily Drayton Taylor

After Edward Greene Malbone American

ca. 1930

Not on view

This eye miniature is thought to have been copied from a piece by Edward Greene Malbone (q.v.).

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Lover's Eye
Artist: Emily Drayton Taylor (1860–1952)
Artist: After Edward Greene Malbone (1777–1807)
Date: ca. 1930
Culture: American
Medium: Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions: Diam. 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Drayton Cochran, 1993
Object Number: 1993.343.1
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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