Emily Smiley Snowden
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frederick E. Kline
Accession Number
1977.104
Tags
fanwaist length
About this artwork
No documentation exists regarding Charles Peale Polkâs 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.