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Artist:
Edward Greene Malbone, born Newport, RI 1777-died Savannah, GA 1807  Search this
Sitter:
John Corlis  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
sight 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (7.3 x 6.0 cm) oval
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
1795
Luce Center Label:
John Corlis owned a merchant shipping fleet based in Providence, Rhode Island, plying the waters between the United States, the Caribbean islands, and Hamburg, Germany, between 1792 and 1810.
Topic:
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1980.29.1
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/vk783c9459d-bb89-4c90-b9a1-5acbc3783775
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1980.29.1