
Collection Online as of February 6, 2023
(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
not on view
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.