Hobbs and Henning Family Miniatures
Item
Title
Hobbs and Henning Family Miniatures
Description
Henning and Hobb family miniature portraits, including mourning portrait of Susan Henning Hobbs (1816-1835) (top), first wife of Edward Dorsey Hobbs. Painted in grisaille manner to indicate her death around the age 19. The family miniatures were later framed together. Other miniatures include: Edward Dorsey Hobbs (left-center) (son of Mary Ann Hobbs), Mary Ann Dorsey Hobbs (center), Susan Hobbs Luckett (right-center)(daughter of Marry Ann Hobbs), and Fanny Henning Speed (bottom) (see also 1935.14).
Creator
Source
The Filson Historical Society Museum Collection
Date
Format
Type
Identifier
1981.8.20A-E
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Hobbs and Henning Family Miniatures,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 5, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/1405.