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A woman with curly brown hair with a light blue ribbon and wearing a white dress with ruffle al…
Martha Washington Greene Nightingale
A woman with curly brown hair with a light blue ribbon and wearing a white dress with ruffle al…
A woman with curly brown hair with a light blue ribbon and wearing a white dress with ruffle along a square neckline.
Martha Washington Greene Nightingale, Attributed to Edward Greene Malbone, c. 1796 - 1797, Watercolor on ivory, copper, and human hair, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Martha Washington Greene Nightingale

Artist (American, 1777 - 1807)
Sitter (American, 1777 - 1839)
Datec. 1796 - 1797
MediumWatercolor on ivory, copper, and human hair
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 2 × 1/8 inches (6.7 × 5.1 × 0.3 cm)
Height including loop at the top: 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number1947.4
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