Wyeth, Susan Huston Maxwell, Oil Painting Photo, c. 1840

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Susan Huston Maxvell Wyeth, (Mrs Francis), c. 1840

Name/Title

Wyeth, Susan Huston Maxwell, Oil Painting Photo, c. 1840

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1H.775

Description

Wyeth, Susan Huston Maxwell, Oil Painting Photo, c. 1840. b/w. Photo taken from an oil painting, oval frame, in the possession of a descendant. Susan was wife of Francis Maxwell, and William Maxwell Wyeth's mother. She died in 1841 Picture of a young woman, with dark hair parted in center, longer side curl. She is wearing a large lace collar over a dark bodice. Handwritten on back: "From an oil painting of Mrs. Francis Wyeth of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was the mother of the first William M. Wyeth and was Susan Houston Maxwell before her marriage in Harrisburg, Penn. She died in 1841" Four copies of this photo. Original digital scan on History CD 06

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1840

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, Francis

Person or Organization

Susan Huston Maxwell Wyeth

Provenance

Notes

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