Mary Thayer Holden
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mary Thayer Holden

Thomas Young, born 1765-died 1821 · ca. 1805

watercolor on ivory
Smithsonian American Art Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mary Thayer Holden was the wife of Captain John Pierce, who served in the artillery at Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The initials “MH” are monogrammed in gold over hairwork on the reverse of the miniature.

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