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Artist:
Unidentified  Search this
Sitter:
Miss Clothier  Search this
Miss Clothier  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
image (oval): 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm)
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
ca. 1810-1840
Luce Center Label:
This portrait shows a young lady standing in front of the Fairmont waterworks building, constructed in 1815 along the Schuylkill River to pump water into Philadelphia’s reservoirs. In 1919, when construction began on the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the architects designed the large neoclassical structure to imitate the temple-like design of the waterworks building close by.
Topic:
Landscape  Search this
Architecture Exterior\classical  Search this
Portrait female\bust  Search this
Portrait female\child  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Object number:
1999.27.55
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d8ab3b9f-4a5c-483d-8d0e-e1110df9c52f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1999.27.55