Phebe McDoual McNaughton, (painting).

Phebe McDoual McNaughton, (painting).

Mowry, Katherine Beatrice McNaughton, 1846-1931, painter.

Phebe McDoual McNaughton, (painting).

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Oval: approx. Diam. 4 in.

(Lower right:) K. B. Mowry signed

A small oval portrait of an elderly Phebe McDoual McNaughton wearing a white scarf and a pin at her throat.

Portrait female -- McNaughton, Phebe McDoual -- Bust

Portrait female -- McNaughton, Phebe McDoual -- Elderly

Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry

McBride, Richard L., Mrs., 171 Grace Church Street, Rye, New York 10580

Formerly in the collection of Forbes, James C., Mrs., 5 High Court, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022

This miniature is one of two identical portraits of the artist's mother, Phebe McDoual McNaughton (see also 9D180018). She was born in 1810 in Washington County, New York and was the granddaughter of Capt. Alexander Thomas who fought in the Revolutionary War.

McBride, Richard L., Mrs., 1997, 2003.

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