Mrs. John McCluney

Copied James Peale, Mrs. John McCluney, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.12.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. John McCluney
Artist
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Mc Cluney, John, Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1950.12.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.12.3

Artwork Description

It is not clear whether this woman is Elizabeth Purviance, who was married to Major John McCluney of Pennsylvania in 1804, or if she is Isabella Shearer of Virginia, who married a John McCluney in 1779. With luck, further research will eventually reveal her identity.