Antoinette Bates

Unidentified, Antoinette Bates, ca. 1837, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1940.5.1
Copied Unidentified, Antoinette Bates, ca. 1837, watercolor on ivory, 2 3⁄8 x 2 in. (6.0 x 5.1 cm) octagon, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1940.5.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Antoinette Bates
Artist
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1837
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 3⁄8 x 2 in. (6.0 x 5.1 cm) octagon
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — Bates, Antoinette — bust
Object Number
1940.5.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1940.5.1

Artwork Description

The artist painted a rose-colored background to complement Antoinette Bates’s porcelain complexion. Her simple dress and absence of jewelry emphasize her large eyes, which are framed by the soft curls of hair on either side of her face.