Wyeth, Maud & daughter Berenice (Smith), Oil Painting Photo, c. 1890

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Maud Wyeth, & daughter, Berenice (Smith), c, 1890

Name/Title

Wyeth, Maud & daughter Berenice (Smith), Oil Painting Photo, c. 1890

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1H.771

Description

Wyeth, Maud & daughter Berenice (Smith), Oil Painting Photo, c. 1890. b/w. Photo taken from an oil painting in rectangular frame. Picture of a young woman, with dark hair worn up, seated wearing a satin gown with low vee-neckline. Standing next to her is a young girl c. age 4, in satin gown with ruffled bodice. Maud is holding a rose in her hand. Maud married Dudley Smith in St. Joseph in Oct. 1882. (Mrs. W.M. Wyeth, grandmother, adopted Berenice after Maud's death, giving her the Wyeth last name.) Handwritten on back: "From oil painting probably done in France of Mrs. Maud Wyeth Smith and Berenice Smith, her daughter (later Wyeth). Courtesy of Will and John Wyeth" Four copies of this photo. Original digital scan on History CD 06

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1890

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Wyeth Family

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 30, 2019

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wyeth, Berenice

Provenance

Notes

Photographs of portraits owned by Wyeth Family taken by SJM staff photographer.

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Sara Wilson

Date

Oct 23, 2024

Notes

Willametta Berenice Smith Wyeth Bull Merchant