Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Frederick Eichelberger (1782-1869)
Object Number:
1940.3
Date:
ca. 1819
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Gallery Label:
Catharine Baker was a native of Lancaster, Pa., and the wife of Frederick Eichelberger (1782-1869), a colonel in the militia during the War of 1812 and later a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1805-17). Her portrait, a gift to the Society from her great-grandnephew, and its companion were probably painted in Lancaster, where Eichholtz had his studio.
Credit Line:
Gift of George L. Shearer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
