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A portrait miniature of Eliza Stirling, attributed to Peter Paillou Junior (1757-1832) , circa 1830
H 4.5cm H 2"
Her hair dressed in ringlets wearing a black dress with white puff sleeves
set in the original chased foliate gilt-metal frame, the reverse with oval aperture to reveal plaited hair She is recorded as residing in Rothesay and afterwards Stirling in Scotland. She was the sister-in- law of John Montgomery of Trinidad. Her name appears in a list of People who had an address in Scotland and were awarded compensation for the slaves they owned . Her claim was dated 1834 Trinidad so it is likely she left Scotland and travelled to be with her Brother-in law sometime after this portrait was taken.
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