Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O’Hara Cochran)

James Reid Lambdin, Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O'Hara Cochran), ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.2
Copied James Reid Lambdin, Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O'Hara Cochran), ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, sight 4 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (11.2 x 9.0 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O’Hara Cochran)
Artist
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 4 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (11.2 x 9.0 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Object Number
1978.162.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.162.2

Artwork Description

Mary O’Hara Cochran (born 1810) and James Reid Lambdin were married in 1828, and between 1830 and 1850 had ten children. During the nineteenth century, young children were especially at risk from cholera, smallpox, measles, and diseases linked to poor sanitation. Families often had many children, to increase the chance of some of them surviving to adolescence.