Pequot Library
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The Pequot Library is a public association and special collections library in Southport, Connecticut. It was founded in 1887, and opened in 1894 with financial and organizational support from the Marq
Pequot Library 1894 historic building
A period photograph of Pequot Library founder Virginia Marquand Monroe, Frederick Marquand, as well as husband Elbert and child.
Covered Ewer by Frederick Marquand, 1827. It was presented to noted New York City surgeon Valentine Mott (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Pequot Library ironwork detail in the stacks; restoration done by Howard Newman
Henry Gurdon Marquand
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Henry Gurdon Marquand was an American financier, philanthropist and art collector known for his extensive collection.
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…and Co., described by contemporaries as the "principle jewelers in America." During his years at the head of his family's firm, Frederick's brother, Henry Gurdon Marquand, served as his deputy. Henry went on to help found the Metropolitan Museum of Art, having served as its second president. Frederick, after serving at…
John White Alexander, Henry G. Marquand, 1896, in the Princeton University Art Museum
Portrait of Marquand, by John Singer Sargent, 1897
Portrait of his wife, Elizabeth Allen Marquand, by John Singer Sargent, 1887
Marquand's house on Madison Avenue