Ellen Clark Taft
ArtistMade by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Ellen Clark
American, born 1827
Dateabout 1860
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in metal brooch
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 5/16 x 1 7/16in. (3.3 x 3.6cm)
Other (height x width x depth of brooch ): 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 5/16in. (4 x 4 x 0.7cm)
Other (height x width x depth of brooch ): 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 5/16in. (4 x 4 x 0.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr.
DescriptionBust-length miniature portrait of a woman with brown eyes and long curled brown hair. The woman is facing left. She is wearing a black dress, white shirt, and black and gold cross earring.
Object number1991.60.5
MarkingsNotesLabel Note: The story about Ellen Clark story and Mark Twain is a family reminiciance of Rober H Schutz Jr. that appeared in an article in the Hartford Courant. (Ozzone 3/8/2013)
Date Note: Object file worksheet dates this miniature about 1860, the source of this is unclear (Ozzone 4/4/2013)
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