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Source Description
Martha S. Baker was best known for painting portrait miniatures on ivory. The sitter in this example was not only a fellow artist, but likely one of her former students. Interestingly, the miniature remained in Baker’s possession at the time of her death and was later gifted by her relatives to the museum.
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Document identity
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94634
label
The Blue Gown (Portrait of Ethel Coe)
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object
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1
Source metadata
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94634
contentType
object
title
The Blue Gown (Portrait of Ethel Coe)
description
Martha S. Baker was best known for painting portrait miniatures on ivory. The sitter in this example was not only a fellow artist, but likely one of her former students. Interestingly, the miniature remained in Baker’s possession at the time of her death and was later gifted by her relatives to the museum.
date
1899
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79475072
creators
3664
genreSpecific
Portrait Miniature
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Diameter of frame: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
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America, late 19th century
accession
1915.142
Source extras
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watercolor on ivory
tombstone
The Blue Gown (Portrait of Ethel Coe), 1899. Martha S. Baker (American, 1871–1911). Watercolor on ivory; diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); diameter of frame: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Baker, 1915.142
collection
American - Painting
inscriptions
inscription
signed lower left: Martha S. Baker / 1899.
didYouKnow
A handwritten label on the back of this portrait miniature revealed the sitter’s identity.
citations
citation
"Permanent Collection Installations.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>66, no. 1 (2026): 14-15.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 15
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Baker
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2026-05-29 05:01:59.933000
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94634
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American Painting and Sculpture
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American - Painting
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watercolor on ivory
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female
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1
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0
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photo
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