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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Catherine Lyman Delano Portrait
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Catherine Lyman Delano Portrait

Artifact IDMO 1954.6
Object Type Painting
Artist
Dateca. 1877
Mediumwatercolor on ivory
Dimensionsframe H 5 7/8 in x W 3 9/16 in (14.9 cm x 9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA miniature color portrait of Catherine Lyman Delano, age 52. The left-facing head and shoulders profile portrait shows her wearing a blue dress with a partial black lace overlay.

The portrait is housed in a gilt wood frame with a brass hanging loop at the top.


Historical NoteCatherine Robbins (Lyman) Delano (1825-1896), FDR’s maternal grandmother, lived in China for several years with her husband Warren Delano II. This painting by an unknown artist was based on an 1877 photograph of Mrs. Delano.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Katherine Delano Houghteling
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 778816)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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