
Edward Greene Malbone painted Elisha Poinsett’s daughter, Susan (1782−1804), and other members of the Charleston family in 1801 and 1802. Susan was then recuperating from a lengthy illness, but her recovery was brief and she died two years later.
- Title
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Susan Poinsett
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1801-1802
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sight 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.0 x 5.7 cm) oval
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Portrait female – Poinsett, Susan – bust
- Object Number
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1999.27.27
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI