Susanne Correy

Copied James Peale, Susanne Correy, ca. 1790, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 x 1 12 in. (5.13.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.153.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Susanne Correy
Artist
Date
ca. 1790
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 x 1 12 in. (5.13.8 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — Correy, Susan — bust
Object Number
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).