Eliza Webster Jones, Daughter of Noah Webster, circa 1825

Summary

This is Eliza Webster Jones, one of Noah Webster's eight children. Webster was a family man, doting on his children and grandchildren and delighting in their activities. Eliza lived with her parents and the younger Webster siblings in the New Haven, Connecticut, home after it was completed in 1823. She married Henry Jones in 1825, probably about the time this painting was done.

This is Eliza Webster Jones, one of Noah Webster's eight children. Webster was a family man, doting on his children and grandchildren and delighting in their activities. Eliza lived with her parents and the younger Webster siblings in the New Haven, Connecticut, home after it was completed in 1823. She married Henry Jones in 1825, probably about the time this painting was done.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1825

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.452

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in

Width: 8.125 in

Portrait of Eliza Webster Jones, 1823-1850

Details

Noah Webster Home

Details

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