Name/Title
Harriet BerryEntry/Object ID
2024.4.4Description
Drawing of a woman resting her arms in her lap. She wears a black dress, and her hair is parted in the middle with curls surrounding her face.Type of Drawing
Colored PencilArtwork Details
Medium
PaperSubject Person
Harriet BerryContext
Harriet Meiggs Berry (1820–1849) was the wife of cabinetmaker Milo Hoyt Berry (1819–1907). Shortly after their marriage in 1843, the couple came to the South from Newark, New Jersey and had four children together. Five months after Harriet's death, Milo married her sister, Julia Meiggs (1822–1906).
This drawing is based off a daguerreotype and matching cabinet card depicting Milo and Harriet Berry. While the daguerreotype was taken some time between the couple's marriage in 1843 and Harriet's death in 1849, the cabinet card was completed nearly 20 years later in the late 1860s by New Jersey photographer, Joseph Kirk (b.1830). Kirk also advertised his artistic ability in oil portraiture. It is possible that when creating the cabinet card, Kirk also completed this portrait of Harriet.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
J. Kirk, Practical PhotographerAttribution
Attributed toDate made
circa 1866Dimensions
Width
4-1/8 inLength
6-3/8 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Milo H. Berry
