Miss Clothier

Unidentified, Miss Clothier, ca. 1810-1840, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.55
Copied Unidentified, Miss Clothier, ca. 1810-1840, watercolor on ivory, image (oval): 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.55
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Artwork Details

Title
Miss Clothier
Artist
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1810-1840
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (oval): 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape
  • Architecture Exterior — classical
  • Portrait female — Clothier, Miss — bust
  • Portrait female — Clothier, Miss — child
Object Number
1999.27.55
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.55

Artwork Description

This portrait shows a young lady standing in front of the Fairmont waterworks building, constructed in 1815 along the Schuylkill River to pump water into Philadelphia’s reservoirs. In 1919, when construction began on the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the architects designed the large neoclassical structure to imitate the temple-like design of the waterworks building close by.