How to identify portrait miniatures
A 1905 London guide by art historian George Charles Williamson, published by G. Bell and Sons, teaching collectors and students how to recognise portrait miniatures, illustrated with oval reproductions of miniature portraits. The pictures show small oval head-and-shoulders likenesses of men and women in period dress, with curled or powdered hair, lace collars, and ornate frames, which a designer might use as references for period costume, oval vignette framing, and early portrait compositions.
