Collection Online as of October 29, 2020
The Blue Gown (Portrait of Ethel Coe)
Martha S. Baker
(American, 1871-1911)
Watercolor on ivory
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Diameter of frame: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Baker 1915.142
Location
not on view
Description
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.