Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Mrs. Peter Saxe (1790-1880)
Object Number:
1956.112
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. ( 61.6 x 51.4 cm )
Gallery Label:
Elizabeth Jewett married Peter Saxe, a storekeeper, mill owner, and local politician of Saxe's Mill, Vermont, on May 17, 1813. Her portrait was a gift to the Society from her great-granddaughter-in-law.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Godfrey Saxe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
