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Bibliography Paul S. D'Ambrosio and Charlotte M. Emans, Folk Art's Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association, New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, New York 1987; pp. 172-175, illus. As no.111 on p. 175.
Artist
Unidentified Artist
(American)
Subject
Mary Pierce Mumford
(1809 - 1863)
Mary Pierce Mumford Dakin
Date1811
MediumOil on tulipwood panel
DimensionsSight: 7 5/8 × 6 5/16 in. (19.4 × 16 cm)
Object numberN0021.1964
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextMary Pierce Mumford was born on February 8, 1809 in Cayuga, New York. Mary's father, Thomas Mumford, was a judge, bank president, and land speculator. In 1825, Mary attended Emma Willard's Female Seminary in Troy, New York. On September 6, 1827 she married Samuel Dana Dakin, a Utica, New York, lawyer, and they lived in New York City with their children. Following her husband's death in 1853, Mary moved to Freeport, Illinois where she lived with her relatives. She died there on February 20, 1863 and was buried in Utica, New York.
Bibliography Paul S. D'Ambrosio and Charlotte M. Emans, Folk Art's Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association, New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, New York 1987; pp. 172-175, illus. As no.111 on p. 175.
On View
Not on viewc. 1885-1887
