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Portrait Of A Man

1867
watercolor on ivory
4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (12.0 x 9.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
This elegantly dressed young man sat for this miniature on January 1, 1867. The artist used the edges of the ivory as a palette, and when the painting is viewed without its frame, you can see all the test strokes of paint. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Womens Committee.
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Portrait Of A Lady

1851
watercolor on ivory mounted on paper
2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
The artist painted the background of this miniature in a vignette, so that the color fades into the background. When the ivory is viewed without its frame, the smudgy edges of the paint are revealed.
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Henry L. Taylor

1833
Watercolor on ivory in gold foliate locket
2 5/8 x 2 5/32 in. (6.7 x 5.5 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Georgianna Blackburn Wilson

1835
Watercolor on ivory
2 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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Gentleman

1833
Watercolor on ivory
6.2 x 4.9 cm (2 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. )

Yale University Art Gallery

New Haven, CT

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Daniel Webster

1844
Watercolor on ivory
4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.5 x 9 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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A New Orleans Mother And Her Four Children

1844
Watercolor
7" x 6" (17.78cm x 15.24cm)

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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