Caldwell Sister

Charles Willson Peale, Caldwell Sister, ca. 1782, watercolor on ivory, image (oval): 1 5⁄8 x 1 1⁄4 in. (4.1 x 3.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.31.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Caldwell Sister
Artist
Date
ca. 1782
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (oval): 1 5⁄8 x 1 1⁄4 in. (4.1 x 3.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Caldwell, — bust
Object Number
1999.27.31.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.31.2

Artwork Description

Housed together, this pair of miniatures depicts sisters, both of whom are dressed in the fashion of the day, with upswept hair decorated with braids or pearls woven into the curls.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Elizabeth W. Capron, To Miss Wheaton; Religion, 1830, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.103B
To Miss Wheaton; Religion
Artist
Date1830
watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Elizabeth W. Capron, Still Life, ca. 1830-1848, oil on velvet mounted on paper with cotton thread, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.103A
Still Life
Artist
Dateca. 1830-1848
oil on velvet mounted on paper with cotton thread
Not on view

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