Elizabeth Ethel Copeland
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Elizabeth Ethel Copeland | |
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| Born | 1866 Revere, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 1957 (aged 90–91) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Alma mater | Cowles Art School |
| Known for | Silversmith, enameler |
| Movement | Arts and Crafts |
Elizabeth Ethel Copeland (1866–1957) was an American silversmith and enameler known for her silver-enameled boxes.
Copeland was born in Revere, Massachusetts in 1866.[1] She attended Cowles Art School where she was taught by Amy Maria Sacker and Laurin Hovey Martin.[2] At the turn of the century she came to the attention of Sarah Choate Sears, who sponsored Copeland on a trip to England where she studied enameling with Alexander Fisher (1864–1936).[3]
Copeland had her own workshop on Boylston Street and earned a living as an artist.[4] She was elected to The Society of Arts and Crafts of Boston in 1901. She exhibited at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition.[1]
Craig died in 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
Her work is in the Art Institute of Chicago,[5] the Brooklyn Museum,[6] the Museum of Fine Arts Boston,[7] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[8]