American Artist: P. Phillips

Portrait Miniature by P. Phillips of Elizabeth "Bess" Efferson Carpenter of New York, Depicted with a Sky Background

Elizabeth "Bess" Efferson Carpenter (1890-1973)

of New York, Depicted with a Sky Background

American
circa 1925
by P. Phillips
(signed obverse, lower right edge, 'P. Phillips')

3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case
with a distinctive floral and foliate motif border

Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by P. Phillips
(click photo for larger view and additional information):

Mrs. Candice Jennie Withers Gray (1854-1923; Wife of
North Carolina Textile Magnate George Alexander Gray),
Depicted in a Wooded Landscape