Elizabeth Chandler Putnam

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: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: 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.