The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Box with portrait of a woman said to be Mrs. Bates (1755–1811) as Flora

Alexander James Strachan|Richard Cosway

1811–12

Attribution

|Minaiture by Alexander James Strachan|Richard Cosway | British, active 1817–42|British, Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London

Medium

Gold, enamel, diamonds; ivory

Physical dimensions

Overall: 1 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (2.5 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm); Other (miniature): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

Credit line

The Moses Lazarus Collection, Gift of Josephine and Sarah Lazarus, in memory of their father, 1888-95