Joseph Curwen

Edward Greene Malbone, Joseph Curwen, 1804, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.2
Edward Greene Malbone, Joseph Curwen, 1804, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 7⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.3 x 5.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Joseph Curwen
Artist
Date
1804
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 7⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.3 x 5.7 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Curwen, Joseph — bust
Object Number
1984.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.2

Artwork Description

Joseph Curwen (1778-1848) was a British-born businessman who settled in Philadelphia. Edward Greene Malbone maintained an account book in 1804, and the artist was paid for this miniature in April of that year.

Works by this artist (8 items)

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Edward Greene Malbone, Mr. John Corlis, 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.1
Mr. John Corlis
Artist
Date1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell), 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.2
Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)
Artist
Date1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Henry B. Bounetheau's Aunt, ca. 1804, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.16
Henry B. Bounetheau’s Aunt
Artist
Dateca. 1804
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Joseph Curwen, 1804, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.2
Joseph Curwen
Artist
Date1804
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Artist
Dateca. 1830
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Wood Dodge, Mordecai Manuel Noah, 1834, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Ettie W. Noah Wilson, through John L. Laskey, 1957.11.4
Mordecai Manuel Noah
Artist
Date1834
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Ambrose Duval, Theresa Diana Levesque, 1810, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.59.2
Theresa Diana Levesque
Artist
Date1810
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Unidentified, George Washington Rodgers, ca. 1825, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.32
George Washington Rodgers
Artist
Unidentified
Dateca. 1825
watercolor on ivory
Not on view