# Robert Edwards Carter, in Sarah C. Frothingham's contemporaries

Sarah C. Frothingham painted this in about 1840, aged 19. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

From the museum's label:

> Robert Edwards Carter was the artist’s uncle. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.

_Text from the Smithsonian American Art Museum._

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## The work

- Date: ca. 1840
- Medium: watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions: sight 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. (6.0 x 4.8 cm) rectangle
- Type: Painting-Miniature
- Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1928.1.2
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Sarah C. Frothingham](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/sarah-c-frothingham), born 1821-died New York City 1861

1 works in the collection.

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