Mary Thayer Holden

Thomas Young, born 1765-died 1821 Mary Thayer Holden

1800

Medium: watercolor on ivory
Genre: Painting-miniature
Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, US

Styles

Painting-Miniature

Tags

womenportraits

About

Mary Thayer Holden was the wife of Captain John Pierce, who served in the artillery at Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The initials “MH” are monogrammed in gold over hairwork on the reverse of the miniature.