Object Details
- Artist
- Joshua Johnson, born ca.1763-died after 1826
- Sitter
- Adelia Ellender
- Luce Center Label
- Adelia Ellender lived in Baltimore, Maryland, where her father was a plasterer. Her dress follows the custom in this period of portraying children as miniature adults. The berries in her hand and the butterfly hovering in a rosebush nearby symbolize not only her childhood innocence but her eventual transformation into a lady.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins
- ca. 1803-1805
- Object number
- 1983.95.55
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Folk Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 26 1/4 x 21 1/8 in. (66.7 x 53.7 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 3B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Portrait female
- Portrait female\child
- Record ID
- saam_1983.95.55
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk730581007-5984-410c-80bc-352da44e2b13
