Master Peters

Joseph Wood, Master Peters, 1804, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift of Douglas K.S. Hyland, 1981.32
Copied Joseph Wood, Master Peters, 1804, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 11⁄16 x 2 3⁄16 in. (6.8 x 5.6 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift of Douglas K.S. Hyland, 1981.32
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Artwork Details

Title
Master Peters
Artist
Date
1804
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 11⁄16 x 2 3⁄16 in. (6.8 x 5.6 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase and gift of Douglas K.S. Hyland
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Master Peters — bust
Object Number
1981.32
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1981.32

Artwork Description

The Peters family played a prominent role in Philadelphia during the early nineteenth century. This portrait was originally attributed to Edward Greene Malbone, but research has since proved it to be the work of Joseph Wood.