Ellen Eldridge Shaw
PainterPainted by
Charles William Eldridge
1811 - 1883
SubjectPortrait of
Ellen Paulina Eldridge
1822-
Datelate 1830s
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 2 11/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/16in. (6.9 x 5.4 x 0.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift in memory of Annie Frances Eldridge Murray
DescriptionHalf-length miniature portrait of a woman with dark brown hair with a center part. She is wearing a black dress with white lace collar and a white lace modesty cloth.
Object number1997.54.125
InscribedOn back, upper center, in pencil, " Ellen Edridge"; beneath a circle with a "1" in the centerNotesDate Note: The subject's clothing suggests that this miniature was painted in the late 1830s. (Ozzone 3/29/2013)On View
Not on view
