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Artist:
James Peale, born Chestertown, MD 1749-died Philadelphia, PA 1831  Search this
Sitter:
Thomas Lee Shippen  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
sight 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 cm) oval
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
1795
Luce Center Label:
Thomas Shippen (1793-1810) was two or three years old when James Peale painted this miniature. Thomas and his brother, William---whose miniature by James Peale is also in this collection <b>[see 1999.87.5]</b>---were the sons of Thomas Lee Shippen (1765-1798) and Elizabeth Carter Farley (1774-1826). Farley’s miniature, painted by Hugh Bridport, is also in this collection <b>[see 1999.87.2]</b>.
Topic:
Figure male\child\bust  Search this
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen
Object number:
1999.87.4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk717901dd9-63e8-4076-a507-8607a3eb9010
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1999.87.4