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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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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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Judge Thomas Waties

1820
watercolor on ivory
sight 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (9.5 x 7.8 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Thomas Waties (1760-1828) was a native of Georgetown, South Carolina, who rose to prominence as a lawyer and jurist. During the American Revolution, he was captured on a ship and sent first to England, and then to France. In Paris, he met Benjamin Franklin, who helped procure his passage back to South Carolina. In 1780, Waties served as captain under...
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Portrait Of A Gentleman

ca. 1820
watercolor on ivory
image (oval): 2 15/16 x 2 5/16 in. (7.5 x 5.9 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
It is unclear who the young gentleman in this portrait is, but his formal dress and fashionably disheveled hair suggest that he was a member of Charleston’s moneyed class.
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Mrs. Stephen Van Rensselaer

1819
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 3 9/16 x 2 7/8 in. ( 9 x 7.3 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

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Thomas Wright Bacot

1818
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 3 1/8 x 3 in. ( 7.9 x 7.6 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

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The Flower Girl

19th century
Watercolor
18 x 15 cm (7 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

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Alvan Fisher

about 1819
Watercolor on ivory, in red case
8.64 x 6.35 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

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A View In Charleston Taken From Savage’s Green

1796
ink and watercolor
6 3/4 x 3 5/8 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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