Artist:

Philippe Abraham Peticolas, born Meziers, France 1760-died Petersburg, VA 1841  Search this

Sitter:

Mary Briscoe Baldwin  Search this

Medium:

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (6.5 x 5.4 cm) oval

Type:

Painting-Miniature

Date:

1797

Luce Center Label:

Philippe Abraham Peticolas painted Mary Baldwin (1767-1808) in Winchester, Virginia, at age thirty, twelve or thirteen years after her marriage to Dr. Cornelius Baldwin. She was the daughter of Gerard and Margaret Briscoe, whose portraits were painted by Charles Peale Polk. Mary had ten children and was the grandmother of Mary Julia Baldwin, for whom Mary Baldwin College, in Staunton, Virginia, was named.

Topic:

Portrait female\bust  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund

Object number:

1943.3.2

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70be8206d-5460-496a-9fde-3590920bf772

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1943.3.2