Woman Shelling Peas

Copied Emily Clayton Bishop, Woman Shelling Peas, 1911, ceramic: clay/bisque fired, 6 1⁄4 x 3 1⁄2 x 5 3⁄8 in. (15.9 x 9.0 x 13.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Woman Shelling Peas
Artist
Date
1911
Location
Dimensions
6 1⁄4 x 3 1⁄2 x 5 3⁄8 in. (15.9 x 9.0 x 13.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet
Mediums
Mediums Description
ceramic: clay/bisque fired
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — vegetable — pea
  • Figure female — full length
  • Occupation — domestic — cooking
Object Number
1976.127.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1976.127.2

Artwork Description

In Woman Shelling Peas, Emily Clayton Bishop shows a woman in a scene from everyday life. Domestic scenes are found elsewhere in her work, and include portrayals of women knitting and reading. Her close friend and former classmate Beatrice Fenton wrote that the woman is “probably a humorous village character of whom [Bishop] told many stories” (Beatrice Fenton Papers, Archives of American Art).