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It consists of an oil miniature painted on copper and set in a leather case. Accompanying the miniature are a number of costume details painted in opaque colour on slivers of transparent mineral known at the time as ‘talc’. In fact, the little costume sheets are pieces of mica. This is a mineral that splits easily into thin yet very tough and flexible flakes, as transparent as glass. These ‘talcs’ matched the oil miniature in shape and size, so that the owner could dress up the subject in different costumes by laying on the ‘talcs’ one at a time. We do not know where these miniatures were manufactured, but they are found throughout Europe. 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