Marguerite du Pont Lee family photographs
Creation: 1830-1926Abstract
Marguerite du Pont Lee (1862-1936) was a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) who founded the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company with his son Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1771-1834) in 1802. The E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. This small collection consists of four items belonging to Marguerite du Pont Lee. Two individual portraits, a photograph of a gate, and a decorative leaf.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1926
Creator
- Lee, Marguerite du Pont, 1862-1936 (Person)
Extent
4 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 1 photographic print : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. framed. 1 photographic print : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. 1 oak leaf weaved with initials ; 6.5 x 9 in. framed.
Historical Note
Marguerite du Pont Lee (1862-1936) was a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) who founded the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company with his son Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1771-1834) in 1802. The E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company.
Lee was the granddaughter of Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856) and Margaretta Elizabeth Lammot du Pont (1807-1898), and the daughter of E.I. du Pont II (1829-1877) and Charlotte Henderson du Pont (1825-1877). Her four siblings were: Anna Cazenove du Pont (1860-1899), Alfred Irenee du Pont (1864-1935), Maurice du Pont (1866-1941) and Louis Cazenove du Pont (1868-1892).
Scope and Content
This small collection consists of four items belonging to Marguerite du Pont Lee. Photographs include a portrait of Lee as a young woman, a portrait of her youngest brother Louis Cazenove du Pont at age five, and an image of a gate for her brother Alfred I. du Pont designed or fabricated by Stewart & Donohue.
The forth item is a framed oak leaf woven with initials of seven women. According to the inscription on the back of the frame the leaf was made by Eleuthere "E.I." Irenee du Pont (1771-1834) for his daughter-in-law Margaretta Elizabeth Lammot du Pont. The initials include Margaretta's, her two sisters Mary Augusta Lammot (1811-1905) and Eleonora "Nora" Adelaide Lammot(1813-1874), E.I. du Pont’s daughters Sophie Madeleine du Pont Du Pont (1810-1888) and Eleuthera du Pont Smith (1806-1876), and two close family friends, Elizabeth "Eliza" Julia Schlatter (1809-1892) and Mary "Polly" Elizabeth Simmons (1808-1879). Marguerite inherited the leaf from her father's estate.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Marguerite du Pont Lee family photographs
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
