Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Mrs. Thomas Van Zandt (1799-1876)
Object Number:
1948.71
Date:
1894
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. ( 6.7 x 5.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: on back:"Louisa Underhill/Van Zandt/Wife of/Thomas/Van Zandt"
Gallery Label:
Louisa Julia Underhill was the younger of two daughters of Townsend Underhill and Elizabeth (Thompson) Underhill. She married Thomas Van Zandt (1794-1877) in July 1817. She lived with her husband and their fourteen children in Paris, France.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. R. Keith Kane
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
