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
Sarah Goodridge, Edward Appleton, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 5⁄8 x 3 in. (9.2 x 7.6 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
Artist
Date
ca. 1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 5⁄8 x 3 in. (9.2 x 7.6 cm) rectangle, irregular
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Appleton, Edward — bust
Object Number
1942.11.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Leroy Lamis, Untitled: Computer-Generated Image, from the American Abstract Artists 50th Anniversary Print Portfolio 1987, 1987, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of American Abstract Artists, 1987.52.20
Untitled: Computer-Generated Image, from the American…
Artist
Date1987
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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