Susanne Correy

James Peale, Susanne Correy, ca. 1790, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 x 1 ¹⁄₂ in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.153.1

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Artwork Details

Title: Susanne Correy
Artist: James Peale
Date: ca. 1790
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sight 2 x 1 ¹⁄₂ in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm) oval
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: Portrait female — Correy, Susan — bust
Object Number: 1979.153.1
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1979.153.1

Artwork Description

Susanne Correy (1749-about 1812) married Colonel James Read (1743-1822) in 1770. Read served in the Continental army and fought at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina. He later went on to become head of the Navy Board in 1781. This stickpin miniature also contains a second image in the back of the locket, possibly of Susanne’s older sister, Mary (Mrs. Joseph Carson).