Bust-length miniature portrait on ivory of Susan Margaret McKim (1858-1914), c. 1875, by John Carlin (1813-1891) as a young girl with long brown hair in ringlets, seen in three-quarter view, facing left. She wears white off-shoulder dress. Susan was born in Baltimore to Haslett McKim (1812-1891) and Sarah Jane Birkhead McKim (1821-1888). She moved to…

Portrait of Susan Margaret McKim

Description

Bust-length miniature portrait on ivory of Susan Margaret McKim (1858-1914), c. 1875, by John Carlin (1813-1891) as a young girl with long brown hair in ringlets, seen in three-quarter view, facing left. She wears white off-shoulder dress. Susan was born in Baltimore to Haslett McKim (1812-1891) and Sarah Jane Birkhead McKim (1821-1888). She moved to New York, New York with her parents and spent most of her adult life living with them there until their deaths.

Creator

Carlin, John, 1813-1891

Date

circa 1875

Materials

Watercolor, wood, metal, ivory

Dimensions

4 x 3 inches

Object ID

1941.10.15

Accession Number

1941.10

Resource ID

5065

Notes

Sitter was the sister of the donor's husband, Dr. William Duncan McKim (1855-1935).

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William Duncan McKim

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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