How to identify portrait miniatures
A how-to guide on identifying portrait miniatures, written by George Charles Williamson and Alyn Williams and published in London by G. Bell in 1904 for collectors and students of the form. Its pictures are halftone reproductions of small oval miniature portraits, mostly bust-length sitters framed in ornate ovals, with some sheets rotated on the page; a designer could take oval vignette compositions, soft shaded backgrounds and period costume and hairstyles as reference for portrait framing.
