John Alexander McDougall, Emilia Field Brewer, ca. 1875, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. David Karrick, 1963.8.1
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Emilia Field Brewer
- Artist
- Attributed to John Alexander McDougall
- Date
- ca. 1875
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sight 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm) oval
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. David Karrick
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Subjects
- Portrait female — Brewer, Emily Field — bust
- Object Number
- 1963.8.1
Artwork Description
Emilia Field (1807-1861) married Reverend Josiah Brewer in 1829. The couple spent nine years as missionaries in Turkey, returning to the United States in 1838. She then founded the Elm Street Female Seminary in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised seven children, one of whom, David Josiah Brewer, became a Supreme Court justice. Her brothers were entrepreneur Cyrus Field, who laid the transatlantic cable, and Stephen J. Field, a member of the Supreme Court.
