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Artist:
Unidentified  Search this
Sitter:
Mrs. Ebenezer Williams  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
sight 2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm) oval
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
ca. 1825
Luce Center Label:
Ebenezer Williams was born in New London, Connecticut, in 1769, and married Martha Porter in 1794. A piece of paper enclosed in the back of Mr. Williams’s miniature reads: “This locket of hair was taken from my father’s head, January 17, 1825.” With their stern expressions and sober clothing, Mr. and Mrs. Williams embody nineteenth-century propriety. Mr. Williams appears less stern than he might, however, with the glasses perched on top of his head.
Topic:
Portrait female\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Object number:
1962.7.2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c718dd5c-5cbd-4810-b88e-14274e82234c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1962.7.2