Mrs. Cornelius Baldwin (Mary Briscoe)

Philippe Abraham Peticolas, Mrs. Cornelius Baldwin (Mary Briscoe), 1797, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1943.3.2
Philippe Abraham Peticolas, Mrs. Cornelius Baldwin (Mary Briscoe), 1797, watercolor on ivory, 2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.5 x 5.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1943.3.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. Cornelius Baldwin (Mary Briscoe)
Artist
Date
1797
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.5 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 — Baldwin, Mary Briscoe — bust
Object Number
1943.3.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1943.3.2

Artwork Description

Philippe Abraham Peticolas painted Mary Baldwin (1767-1808) in Winchester, Virginia, at age thirty, twelve or thirteen years after her marriage to Dr. Cornelius Baldwin. She was the daughter of Gerard and Margaret Briscoe, whose portraits were painted by Charles Peale Polk. Mary had ten children and was the grandmother of Mary Julia Baldwin, for whom Mary Baldwin College, in Staunton, Virginia, was named.

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Boardman Robinson, Untitled (Landscape), ink wash on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1979.67.7
Untitled (Landscape)
Artist
ink wash on paper
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Menes, Moses, Hammurabi (mural study, "The Law Givers," U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.), 1935, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.340
Menes, Moses, Hammurabi (mural study, ​“The Law Givers,” U.S…
Artist
Date1935
oil on canvas
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Colorado, from the United States Series, 1946, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.253
Colorado, from the United States Series
Artist
Date1946
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Study for mural of A History of Commerce, 1928, pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.155
Study for mural of A History of Commerce
Artist
Date1928
pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper
Not on view