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Verso of oval portrait miniature in gold case, showing James Madison's hair in braided pattern
Summary
Hair is in gold oval case within velvet-lined container; verso of James Madison's oval portrait miniature by Charles Willson Peale.
Recto contains portrait miniature of Madison given to Catherine "Kitty" Floyd.
Presented to the Library in September 1976 by Dr. Winthrop M. Leeds of Pittsburgh, Pa., on behalf of the Leeds-Hay family, decendants of Madison's sister, Nelly Conway Madison Hite.
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Date
01/01/1783
Source
Library of Congress
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