Portrait of Mary Litogot Ford, circa 1865

THF132845 / Portrait of Mary Litogot Ford, circa 1865 / detail
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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1865

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.188.2707

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in

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