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The Blue Gown (Portrait of Ethel Coe)

1899

Martha S. Baker

(American, 1871–1911)
Culture
America, late 19th century
Medium
watercolor on ivory
Measurements
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Diameter of frame: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Baker 1915.142
Public Domain
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Location
203B British Painting and Decorative Arts
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A handwritten label on the back of this portrait miniature revealed the sitter’s identity.

Description

Martha S. Baker was best known for painting portrait miniatures on ivory. The sitter in this example was not only a fellow artist, but likely one of her former students. Interestingly, the miniature remained in Baker’s possession at the time of her death and was later gifted by her relatives to the museum.
A circular watercolor on ivory portrait depicts a woman with light skin tone set in an ornate gold frame. Her brown hair is pinned back as she looks out, head tilted slightly right. She wears a ruffled, pale blue, off-the-shoulder gown. Her hands rest in her lap against a cream background with muted yellow and green floral patterns. A signature and date appear to our left.

The Blue Gown (Portrait of Ethel Coe)

1899

Martha S. Baker

(American, 1871–1911)
America, late 19th century

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