Edward Appleton

Sarah Goodridge, Edward Appleton, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1942.11.3
Copied Sarah Goodridge, Edward Appleton, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 583 in. (9.27.6 cm) rectangle, irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1942.11.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Edward Appleton
Date
ca. 1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 583 in. (9.27.6 cm) rectangle, irregular
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Appleton, Edward — bust
Object Number
1942.11.3

Artwork Description

Edward Appleton was Sarah Goodridge’s nephew, the son of Sarah’s sister, Beulah Goodridge, and Thomas Appleton, who were married in Boston in 1812. In 1851, Sarah bought a house in Reading that she shared with her sister’s family.