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

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: James Reid Lambdin
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: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
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.