Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sarah Devore McDonough (1794-1876)
Object Number:
1949.271
Date:
1876
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 28 7/8 in. ( 88.9 x 73.3 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "J. H. L. 1876"
inscription: on top of frame: "Sarah Devore McDonough (1794-1876) born Mendham, Morris Co., N. J."
Gallery Label:
The subject, a native of Mendham, New Jersey, lived for many years at 165 East 22nd Street with her niece, Mary McDonough. Her portrait was a gift to the Society from her great-grandson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur L. Dunham
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
