Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Mrs. J. Brooks Fenno, Jr.
Object Number:
1905.79
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
signed: "Behenna"
Gallery Label:
Mary Hamilton Thorndike was the daughter of George Quincy Thorndike of Boston and Newport. In 1897 she married J. Brooks Fenno, Jr., (b. 1861), a merchant and native of Boston.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
