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Celia Campbell

1845
watercolor on ivory
3 5/8 x 2 7/8 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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Christopher Gustavus Memminger

1823
watercolor on ivory
3 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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Colonel James Elliott Mcpherson

1819
Watercolor on ivory
3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in. (9.1 x 7.5 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Colonel James Elliott Mcpherson (1)

1819
Watercolor on ivory
3 1/2 x 3 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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Dr. Joseph Glover

ca. 1820
watercolor on ivory
sight 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8.7 x 7.1 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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Dr. Joseph Glover (about 1780-about 1840) practiced medicine in South Carolina after receiving his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1800. Noted for his work with poor patients, he also advocated the health-related benefits of planting trees in urban areas.
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Francis Kinloch Huger

1825
Watercolor on ivory in gold and silver frame with applied accent color
4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (12.1 x 9.8 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Harriet Hampton

ca. 1835
watercolor on ivory
5 1/8 x 4 in. (13.0 x 10.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Harriet Hampton (1791-1858) was the daughter of Wade Hampton (1752-1835), a Revolutionary War officer and major general in the War of 1812, and his third wife, Mary Cantey. The Hampton family of South Carolina was steeped in politics and military service. Harriet was also the aunt of Wade Hampton III (1818-1902), a noted Civil War officer and later...
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Henry Trescot

1821
watercolor on ivory
sight 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (9.5 x 8.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
According to Charles Fraser’s account books, he painted “copy of 2 portraits for Mr. H Trescot,” which may mean that the artist copied an existing oil painting of his patron, or made two versions of this miniature. Here, Henry Trescot appears at his ease among leatherbound books, signs of his learning and financial standing.
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Isaac O'brien L. Mcpherson

1823
Watercolor on ivory
3 13/16 x 3 1/8 in. (9.7 x 7.9 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Joseph W. Faber

1837
watercolor on ivory
3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (9.8 x 7.8 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
A lawyer and rice planter, Joseph Faber lived near Adams Run, South Carolina, about thirty-five miles from Charleston along the banks of the Edisto River. Rice provided the backbone of South Carolina’s economy, and was the state’s second leading export behind indigo during the colonial period. Much of the state’s agricultural wealth was sold...
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