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Portrait of Peter Fenby

Description

Daguerreotype portrait of Peter Fenby (1787-1860), a Baltimore grocer. He was the son of Peter Fenby (1755-1827) of Yorkshire, England and Baltimore, Maryland. In 1813, he married Alice Davis (1789-1862), and the couple were parents to: Ann (1813-1848); William (1816-1900), married Anna Mary Jones; Peter Fletcher (1818-1844); Theodocia Fenby (1821-1846); Mary Jane (1824-1846); and John Breckenridge (1827-1830).

Date

undated

Collection Number

CSPH

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches

Object ID

CSPH 184

Resource ID

17597

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.