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Emily Appleton
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This miniature of Emily Appleton (1821-1844) in inscribed on the back of the locket with her name and death date, and includes a lock of the young woman’s hair. These clues suggest that this is a memorial miniature.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineEmily Appleton. ca. 1844. Sarah Goodridge, born Templeton, MA 1788-died Boston, MA 1853. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund. CC0.
