Artist:

Unidentified  Search this

Sitter:

Miss Clothier  Search this

Miss Clothier  Search this

Medium:

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

image (oval): 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm)

Type:

Painting-Miniature

Date:

ca. 1810-1840

Luce Center Label:

This portrait shows a young lady standing in front of the Fairmont waterworks building, constructed in 1815 along the Schuylkill River to pump water into Philadelphia’s reservoirs. In 1919, when construction began on the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the architects designed the large neoclassical structure to imitate the temple-like design of the waterworks building close by.

Topic:

Landscape  Search this

Architecture Exterior\classical  Search this

Portrait female\bust  Search this

Portrait female\child  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer

Object number:

1999.27.55

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/vk7d8ab3b9f-4a5c-483d-8d0e-e1110df9c52f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1999.27.55