Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Luce Center
Mrs. Henry Clews (1852-1945)
Object Number:
1905.45
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 6.4 cm )
Gallery Label:
Lucy Madison Worthington of Kentucky was the daughter of General William Hoard Worthington and Eliza (Tomlinson) Worthington, and the grandniece of President Madison. She married Henry Clews (1834-1923), a bank and broker, who was a native of England. They lived in New York and had a summer home in Newport, R.I. Mrs. Clews was a founder of the Colony Club.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
