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Mary Thayer Holden
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About this work
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.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMary Thayer Holden. ca. 1805. Thomas Young, born 1765-died 1821. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore. CC0.