Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Miss Jennie Pearce
Object Number:
1905.186
Date:
1902
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on cardboard backing: "Carl Weidner/N.Y. 1902/Miss Jennie Pearce/of Phila, Pa"
engraved: on back of case: "Miss Jennie Pearce"
signed: lower left:"Weidner"
Gallery Label:
Miss Pearce was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of John Winfield Pearce and Jane (Pearson) Pearce. In 1907 she married Andrew Wheeler, a prominent Philadelphia businessman.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
