The girl and artist (who was also a lay preacher) were moravians, a communal society, with many private settlements in bethlehem pennsylvania, georgia, carolinas. The girl is eligible because the ribbon on her corset is red. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between circa 1755 and circa 1760. Dimensions: height: 30.3 in (77.1 cm); width: 25.2 in (64.1 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum. John Valentine Haidt - Young Moravian Girl - Smithsonian
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