Mary Thayer Holden
Thomas Young
ca. 1805
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore
Accession Number
1950.4.3
Tags
bust
About this artwork
Mary Thayer Holden was the wife of Captain John Pierce, who served in the artillery at Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The initials âMHâ are monogrammed in gold over hairwork on the reverse of the miniature.