Feathers and Pearls

Emily Eastman

Associated Names
Emily Eastman

Artist, American, 1804 - active 1824

The image is a portrait showing the upper half of a person's body. The individual is positioned in a frontal pose with a slight turn to the left. The facial features are distinct, with dark eyebrows and eyes, elongated features, and delicately painted lips. The hair is styled with thick, curling dark locks framed by an ornamental headdress consisting of loops in shades of cream and grey. The clothing is adorned with a decorative design resembling strings of pearls looping across the upper chest on a garment that suggests formality and elegance. The background of the portrait is a soft, neutral beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transparent watercolor and pen and ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 42.7 x 32.9 cm (16 13/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    framed (D): 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.62.52


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower center verso in brown ink: Emily Eastman Louden

Watermarks

J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL / 1821

Wikidata ID

Q64559486

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