Mrs. Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton)

Edward Greene Malbone, Mrs. Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton), ca. 1801, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 x 2 ³⁄₈ in. (7.5 x 6.0 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Pearl G. Manigault, 1970.296

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Artwork Details

Title: Mrs. Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton)
Artist: Edward Greene Malbone
Date: ca. 1801
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sight 3 x 2 ³⁄₈ in. (7.5 x 6.0 cm) oval
Credit Line: Gift of Pearl G. Manigault
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: Portrait female — Drayton, Charlotte — bust
Portrait female — Manigault, Joseph, Mrs. — bust
Object Number: 1970.296
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1970.296

Artwork Description

This miniature of Charlotte Drayton (1781-1855) remained in the Manigault family of Charleston, South Carolina, along with a miniature of her husband, which Edward Malbone painted the following year. Joseph Manigault was a plantation owner, a member of the South Carolina legislature, and a trustee of the College of Charleston.