Name/Title
Wyeth, Berenice, Oil Painting Photo, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
P1995.1H.773Description
Wyeth, Berenice, Oil Painting Photo, c. 1880s. b/w. Photo taken from an oil painting, oval in rectangular frame. Picture of a young woman, with dark hair worn up. She is wearing a light bodice with low neckline, no jewelry at her neck, but a feather boa. Head/shoulders profile view. She is the daughter of Maud Wyeth & Dudley Smith, who were married in St. Joseph in 1882. (Mrs. W.M. Wyeth, grandmother, adopted Berenice after Maud's death, giving her the Wyeth last name.)
Handwritten on back: "Berenice Wyeth"
Two copies of this photo.
Original digital scan on History CD 06Made/Created
Date made
1900Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Wyeth FamilyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Wyeth, BereniceProvenance
Notes
Photographs of portraits owned by Wyeth Family taken by SJM staff photographer.Research Notes
Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Sara WilsonDate
Oct 23, 2024Notes
Willametta Berenice Smith Wyeth Bull Merchant