Dr. Elisha Poinsett

Edward Greene Malbone, Dr. Elisha Poinsett, ca. 1801-1802, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.26
Edward Greene Malbone, Dr. Elisha Poinsett, ca. 1801-1802, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.26
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Artwork Details

Title
Dr. Elisha Poinsett
Artist
Date
ca. 1801-1802
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm) oval
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Poinsett, Elisha — bust
  • Occupation — medicine — doctor
Object Number
1999.27.26
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.26

Artwork Description

Edward Greene Malbone painted miniatures of several members of the Poinsett family during his trip to Charleston in 1801-02. Two of those miniatures are in this collection: Dr. Elisha Poinsett (1723-1804), and his daughter, Susan. Dr. Poinsett was the father of Joel R. Poinsett, who was a member of the House of Representatives and secretary of war to President Van Buren.

Works by this artist (8 items)

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Edward Greene Malbone, Mrs. Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton), ca. 1801, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Pearl G. Manigault, 1970.296
Mrs. Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton)
Artist
Dateca. 1801
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell), 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.2
Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)
Artist
Date1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Henry B. Bounetheau's Aunt, ca. 1804, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.16
Henry B. Bounetheau’s Aunt
Artist
Dateca. 1804
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Dr. Elisha Poinsett, ca. 1801-1802, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.26
Dr. Elisha Poinsett
Artist
Dateca. 1801-1802
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Artist
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watercolor on ivory
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Artist
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Bisonte con palmeras (Bison with Palm Trees)
Artist
Attributed to Goyena family
Dateca. 1825-1850
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Goyena family, Col. Joaquin Goyena, before 1834, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.15
Col. Joaquin Goyena
Artist
Datebefore 1834
watercolor on ivory
Not on view