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Artist:
James Sanford Ellsworth, born Windsor, CT 1802-died Pittsburgh, PA 1874  Search this
Sitter:
unidentified  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
sight 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.2 x 7.0 cm)
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
ca. 1850
Luce Center Label:
These miniatures display James Sanford Ellsworth’s unique approach to painting his sitters. They are shown in profile, seated in a Victorian armchair with their hands crossed. The chair appears to dissolve into a swirling arabesque, with a “clover-leaf” halo surrounding the sitter’s head and cloudlike forms in the background.
Topic:
Portrait female\waist length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Object number:
1999.27.14
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk712c0b292-379a-4943-9b26-eb914e47ac06
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1999.27.14