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Collection
Wheatland
Title
Harriet Lane
Object ID
W.1989.129.001
Date Range
1963
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Collection
Wheatland
Title
Harriet Lane
Description
Copy of painting of Harriet Lane. Brownish-green background, lighter to lower right. Harriet Lane is seated, torso 1/4 to her left, head facing forward. Right hand in lap holding handle of gold fan. Left hand holding white handkerchief resting on table top.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
To - Mary Clarke Speer Denny (cousin)
To - Talbot Taylor Speer (nephew)
To - James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
1963
Creator
Morrow, Ted
Made By
Morrow, Ted
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Parlor
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subcategory
Art
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Painting
Material
Paint/Canvas/Wood
Medium
Painting, Oil
Height (in)
40
Width (in)
30
Object ID
W.1989.129.001
Notes
Donor commissioned copy based on original portrait by G. C. Munzig in 1899. Original portrait gifted to Mr. Speer through his aunt, Mary Clarke Speer Denny, who was a companion to Harriet Lane Johnston. This copy was painted by Ted Morrow of Baltimore, Maryland. He also painted two other copies.
Place of Origin
Baltimore, Maryland
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Taylor Speer
Accession Number
W.1989.129
Images
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