Collection Highlights
Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Edith Minturn (ca. 1869-1937)
Title
Edith Minturn (ca. 1869-1937)
Date
1892
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 5.4 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Peter Mari
Object Number
1905.239
Marks
signed and dated: "Paillet/1892"
Gallery Label
The subject was the daughter of Robert Bowne Minturn, Jr., and Susanna (Shaw) Minturn. She married Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes on August 21, 1895. Mrs. Stokes served as president of the New York Kindergarten Association and was a benefactor of St. George's Church.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
