Portrait of a Lady
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of a Lady

Daniel F. Ames, active New York City ca. 1837-1858 · ca. 1850

watercolor on ivory
Smithsonian American Art Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Smithsonian American Art Museum

The lady in this portrait wears her hair pulled over her ears and tied in a knot at the back, a style that was fashionable for older women during the mid-nineteenth century.

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