Elsie Maud White (NZ1889-1978), portrait miniature of a young woman, oil on panel, signed and dated 1953, in gilt frame under convex glass, faded red/brown velvet back and strut. 10 cm x 78. Note: E.M. White was a noted miniature artist of Christchurch, first member of N.Z. Society of Miniaturists and an exhibitor at the Royal Academy, London, where she was the first New Zealander to exhibit a miniature, she exhibited at the New York Society of Miniature Painters. Further information available. Works held by the Christchurch Art Gallery