I received the following information from the curator of Liberty Hall Historic Site in Kentucky about two stolen miniatures, and am posting it here. Please contact the curator if you feel you’ve seen these miniatures:

Our site consists of two historic homes: Liberty Hall (1796) built by John Brown, one of Kentucky’s first United States Senators, and the Orlando Brown House (1835), owned by Senator Brown’s second son.

This weekend, two of our miniature portraits from Liberty Hall were stolen. Several museum professionals referenced you for your knowledge of portrait miniatures and suggested that I contact you with information regarding our missing miniatures. It is hard to guess where our miniatures have gone, but I would like to share details about our miniatures with you in case you are contacted about these pieces or happen to see them.

Miniature portrait of John Brown in a black coat and white ruffled shirt. Painted on ivory and framed in brass. Dimensions: 1.5” x 2.5”. Date: C.1800, attributed to Robert Field.

Miniature portrait of Margaretta Brown in an empire waist dress with a dark blue sash. Painted on ivory and framed in brass. Signed: PH 1800 in lower right. Dimensions: 2” x 3”. Date: C.1800, attributed to Pierre Henri.

Sincerely,

Beth Ann Caffery
Curator of Collections
Liberty Hall Historic Site
202 Wilkinson Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-227-2560
curator@libertyhall.org
www.libertyhall.org