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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 145106, member: 267"]Again, it's lovely! Did you notice the backboard is in French?</p><p><br /></p><p>This may not qualify by size, but it's common knowledge to collectors that miniatures were often painted on ivory, sellers just don't say it - or do. "Miniature painted on ivory antique" pulls up 51 items on eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, you can find more discussions on both of these threads.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/questions-about-a-small-framed-antique-inherited-portrait.9589/#post-139066" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/questions-about-a-small-framed-antique-inherited-portrait.9589/#post-139066"><font size="4"><b> Questions about a small framed (antique) inherited portrait</b></font></a></p><p><font size="4"><b>and</b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/3-bone-ivory-framed-miniature-portraits.1873/#post-26213" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/3-bone-ivory-framed-miniature-portraits.1873/#post-26213"><b> 3 bone/ivory framed miniature portraits</b></a></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p>Having said all that, it may be on celluloid. But maybe not, as it was used for lower end paintings according to this nice blog about miniatures:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b> <a href="http://miniature-portrait.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://miniature-portrait.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Background to Miniature Portraits</a> </b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 145106, member: 267"]Again, it's lovely! Did you notice the backboard is in French? This may not qualify by size, but it's common knowledge to collectors that miniatures were often painted on ivory, sellers just don't say it - or do. "Miniature painted on ivory antique" pulls up 51 items on eBay. Anyway, you can find more discussions on both of these threads. [URL='https://www.antiquers.com/threads/questions-about-a-small-framed-antique-inherited-portrait.9589/#post-139066'][SIZE=4][B] Questions about a small framed (antique) inherited portrait[/B][/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=4][B]and[/B] [B][URL='https://www.antiquers.com/threads/3-bone-ivory-framed-miniature-portraits.1873/#post-26213'][B] 3 bone/ivory framed miniature portraits[/B][/URL][/B] [B][/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] Having said all that, it may be on celluloid. But maybe not, as it was used for lower end paintings according to this nice blog about miniatures: [SIZE=4][B] [URL='http://miniature-portrait.blogspot.com/']Background to Miniature Portraits[/URL] [/B][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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