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The Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens a major new exhibition on Saturday, Oct. 30, which presents the story and art of Mary Way (1769–1833) and Elizabeth (Way) Champlain (1771–1825), two ...
From the Archives: Freedom in miniature: Mary Way’s Coded Portrait of Charles Holt Brian Ehrlich Figs. 1, 1a. Charles Holt (1774-1852) by Mary Way (1769—1823). Inscribed “Mary Way,/fecit/New London,/ Feb. 18th,/1800” on the back. Watercolor and fabric on paper applied to brown fabric, 2 ½ by 2 inches. Private collection. The image of New London, Connecticut, Native Charles Holt in Figure 1 was “taken” by his cousin, the talented miniaturist Mary Way in the form of a miniature-in-locket, a standard memento of the time meant to be worn close to the heart 1. It is not known whet...