Artist:

Daniel F. Ames, active New York City ca. 1837-1858  Search this

Sitter:

unidentified  Search this

Medium:

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

sight 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (5.5 x 4.1 cm) octagon

Type:

Painting-Miniature

Date:

ca. 1850

Luce Center Label:

The lady in this portrait wears her hair pulled over her ears and tied in a knot at the back, a style that was fashionable for older women during the mid-nineteenth century.

Topic:

Portrait female\bust  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau

Object number:

1946.3.17

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/vk7bd496b97-2c9a-40c1-bdae-da0a2fac459a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1946.3.17