Mrs. Robert Morris. (Mary White.) [engraving]
1854
P&E L1994.969.24m
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Title
Mrs. Robert Morris. (Mary White.) [engraving]
Published
New York D. Appleton & Co. [1854]
Description
1 print ; on sheet 29 x 21 cm.
Call Number
P&E L1994.969.24m
Note
Three-quarter length, standing, slightly to the right, wearing a high turbanlike hat. Her left arm is at her side holding the side of a cape. A bracelet with a miniature portrait, is attached to her wrist over her blouse with strands of pearls. She holds a single rose bud in her right hand which is folded at her waist. The background is a formal garden scene.
Below the title it reads: "From an original picture by C. W. Peale, owned by the City of Philadelphia."
Mary White was the daughter of Colonial Thomas White of England, and later from Harford County, Maryland. Her brother was Dr. Willliam White, the first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Philadelphia and chaplain to the Congress when the capital was in Philadelphia. Mary married Robert Morris, a leading businessman in Philadelphia, and an important partner with Franklin in financing the revolutionary war. Robert Morris offered his house George Washington during the time the capital was in Philadelphia. Mrs. Morris was a major social figure in Philadelphia society. . .
Robert Morris was made an honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783 by the state of Pennsylvania.
Frontis page from Griswold, "The Republican court, or American society in the days of Washington, Supplemental chapter on society in Philadelphia while that city was the capital of the republic, No. 24."
Digitized image available.
Below the title it reads: "From an original picture by C. W. Peale, owned by the City of Philadelphia."
Mary White was the daughter of Colonial Thomas White of England, and later from Harford County, Maryland. Her brother was Dr. Willliam White, the first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Philadelphia and chaplain to the Congress when the capital was in Philadelphia. Mary married Robert Morris, a leading businessman in Philadelphia, and an important partner with Franklin in financing the revolutionary war. Robert Morris offered his house George Washington during the time the capital was in Philadelphia. Mrs. Morris was a major social figure in Philadelphia society. . .
Robert Morris was made an honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783 by the state of Pennsylvania.
Frontis page from Griswold, "The Republican court, or American society in the days of Washington, Supplemental chapter on society in Philadelphia while that city was the capital of the republic, No. 24."
Digitized image available.
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