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Mrs. Francis Barton Stockton

Hugh Bridport, born London, England 1794-died Philadelphia, PA ca. 1868

Mrs. Stockton was the niece of Stephen Decatur, a commodore in the United States Navy who fought in the War of 1812. She lived in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Francis B. Stockton, who also fought in the war.

Date

ca. 1840

Type

Painting-Miniature

Medium

watercolor on ivory

Department

SAAM

Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Object number

saam_1950.12.2

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund