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Shinah Solomon Etting

Description

Oil on canvas portrait painting of "Shinah Solomon Etting" (1744-1822), ca. 1813, by John Wesley Jarvis. Shinah was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to a prominent Jewish family. In 1759, she married Elijah Etting (1724-1778), lived in York, Pennsylvania, and had eight children. Mr. Etting was a merchant and appointed Commissioner of Provisions for British prisoners of war during the Revolutionary War. After her husband's death, Shinah permanently moved to Baltimore in 1780 and lived with her children. She established a boarding house on Market Street. Many of her children went on to become prominent citizens of Baltimore. She is buried in the Etting Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.

Date

circa 1813

Materials

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

28 x 23 inches

Object ID

1962.103.1

Resource ID

7863

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Ruth Katz Strouse

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.