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Catherine Augusta McEvers Birckhead

Description

Half-length portrait of Catherine Augusta McEvers Birckhead (1795-1868), wife of Hugh McCulloch Birckhead (1788-1853). She has dark straight hair parted at center and she wears a dark V-necked dress with fichu, brooch at breast, green shawl, and white veil with tassels.

Date

circa 1845

Materials

Gouache and watercolor

Object ID

1941.10.7

Accession Number

1941.10

Resource ID

5064

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William Duncan McKim

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.