Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)

John Henry Brown, Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White), 1846, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1938.11.2
John Henry Brown, Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White), 1846, watercolor on ivory, 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, 1938.11.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)
Artist
Date
1846
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
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 — White, Mary — bust
  • Portrait female — Ellis, John Willis, Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1938.11.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1938.11.2

Artwork Description

Mrs. Ellis was the wife of the North Carolina governor who signed the secession order aligning North Carolina with the Confederacy. The governor died in office on July 7, 1861.

Works by this artist (4 items)

John Henry Brown, Harriet Lane Johnston, 1878, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of May S. Kennedy, 1928.1.1
Harriet Lane Johnston
Artist
Date1878
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Henry Brown, Mrs. John Jordan, Jr., 1848, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1952.5.3
Mrs. John Jordan, Jr.
Artist
Date1848
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Henry Brown, Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White), 1846, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1938.11.2
Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)
Artist
Date1846
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Henry Brown, James Buchanan, ca. 1865, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston, 1906.9.2
James Buchanan
Artist
Dateca. 1865
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Artist
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Artist
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Unidentified, Mrs. Roberts, 19th century, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.70
Mrs. Roberts
Artist
Unidentified
Date19th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view