Preferred label
Miniatures (Paintings)
Alternative labels
Miniatures
Portrait miniatures
Broader terms
Miniature works
Paintings
Scope note
Paintings on a very small scale (usually five inches or less), especially the portraits on vellum or ivory popular in England and America from the Renaissance into the 1800s. For miniatures in manuscripts, search under MINIATURES (ILLUMINATIONS).
History note
Changed 6/94. Formerly, MINIATURES (PAINTINGS) may have been indexed under MINIATURES.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term & TGMII term.