Elizabeth Chandler Putnam

William Dunlap, Elizabeth Chandler Putnam, ca. 1826, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1981.65
Copied William Dunlap, Elizabeth Chandler Putnam, ca. 1826, watercolor on ivory, 3 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄2 in. (8.2 x 6.3 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1981.65
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Artwork Details

Title
Elizabeth Chandler Putnam
Artist
Attributed to William Dunlap
Date
ca. 1826
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄2 in. (8.2 x 6.3 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — Putnam, Elizabeth Chandler — bust
Object Number
1981.65
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1981.65

Artwork Description

This miniature of Elizabeth Putnam (1770-1820) is attributed to William Dunlap on stylistic grounds, and the artist apparently painted it several years after her death. She had married Ebenezer Putnam in 1786, and was the daughter of the Honorable John Chandler and Dorothy Paine.