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Woodbury, The Leigh Residence

Description

View of the children of the Leigh family and their friends playing in front of "Woodbury," the residence of George Singleton Leigh (1799-1843), located in in St. Mary's County, Maryland. The children play in distinct groups of boys and girls in front of a wooden fence and a line of trees that separates them from the house in the background.

Creator

Date

circa 1840

Materials

Watercolor and pen and ink on cream wove paper laid down on mat board

Dimensions

12 7/8 H x 17 1/8 inches

Object ID

1948.114.1

Accession Number

1948.114

Resource ID

11768

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Lucy Leigh Bowie

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.