Portrait of Mary Litogot Ford, Painted by Carl Bennett Linder in 1935
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William Ford and Mary Litogot married in 1861 and gave birth to a son, Henry, two years later. Henry Ford's mother taught him to read and encouraged many of his lasting characteristics. Mary had a profound effect on her eldest child, who remarked after her death during childbirth in 1876 that their house "was like a watch without a mainspring."
William Ford and Mary Litogot married in 1861 and gave birth to a son, Henry, two years later. Henry Ford's mother taught him to read and encouraged many of his lasting characteristics. Mary had a profound effect on her eldest child, who remarked after her death during childbirth in 1876 that their house "was like a watch without a mainspring."
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1935
Subject Date
1860-1865
Creators
Linder, C. Bennett (Carl), 1886-1981
Creator Notes
Original painting by Carl Bennett Linder in 1935, from a photograph taken 1860-1865.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.17097
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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