Little Girl with Doll

John Carlin, Little Girl with Doll, ca. 1854, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1947.1.1
John Carlin, Little Girl with Doll, ca. 1854, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄4 x 1 7⁄8 in. (5.7 x 4.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1947.1.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Little Girl with Doll
Artist
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄4 x 1 7⁄8 in. (5.7 x 4.8 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — child
  • Object — toy — doll
Object Number
1947.1.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1947.1.1

Artwork Description

We do not know the identity of this young girl, who is around four or five years old. Her hair has been styled into ringlets, which was fashionable for ladies and children alike during the 1840s and 1850s.

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