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Charles Peale Polk, Emily Smiley Snowden
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frederick E. Kline · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Charles Peale Polk

Emily Smiley Snowden

1793

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
90.5 × 78.4 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-129404

No documentation exists regarding Charles Peale Polk’s commission to paint Emily Smiley Snowden. But it is possible to guess at her social and economic position from the imported silk of her dress, her hand-painted fan, embroidered shawl, and Chippendale chair.

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frederick E. Kline

Registry history

  • 1793 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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