Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)

John Henry Brown, Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White), 1846, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1938.11.2
Copied John Henry Brown, Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White), 1846, watercolor on ivory, 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1938.11.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)
Artist
Date
1846
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — White, Mary — bust
  • Portrait female — Ellis, John Willis, Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1938.11.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1938.11.2

Artwork Description

Mrs. Ellis was the wife of the North Carolina governor who signed the secession order aligning North Carolina with the Confederacy. The governor died in office on July 7, 1861.