Elsie Clough Street

Gerald Sinclair Hayward, Elsie Clough Street, 1898, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. James Walter Rickey, 1998.47
Copied Gerald Sinclair Hayward, Elsie Clough Street, 1898, watercolor on ivory, 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄8 in. (7.0 x 5.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. James Walter Rickey, 1998.47
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Artwork Details

Title
Elsie Clough Street
Artist
Date
1898
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄8 in. (7.0 x 5.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James Walter Rickey
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — Street, Elsie Clough — waist length
Object Number
1998.47
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.47

Artwork Description

There is no record of anyone by the name Elsie Clough Street living in America at the time this portrait was painted. The girl shown is in her early teens and wears a high-necked day dress decorated with ruffles of lace.