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Davis, Harriet Phena (Mason) (Mrs. William F.)

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Based on the will of Catalina Davis, Lane made a painting for Harriet Phena (Mason) Davis (1823–74). She was the third wife of William Fuller Davis (they were married in 1853) and the mother of Catalina Davis, and is said to have studied painting with Fitz Henry Lane. Her husband, William Fuller Davis (1809–84) earned his way in life as a sailmaker and later as a fish merchant, maintaining warehouses and wharves in Gloucester's Fort district.  The Davises moved into a large house a few blocks up from Gloucester Harbor. In addition to Stage Rocks and the Western Shore of Gloucester Outer Harbor, 1857 (inv. 8) which was given to the Cape Ann Museum by the Davises' youngest daughter, Catalina, the family also owned one of Lane's views of Owl's Head, Maine.

Citation: "People." Fitz Henry Lane Online. Cape Ann Museum. http://fhlanecatalog.com/historical_material/index.php?section=Davis%2C+Harriet+Phena+%28Mason%29+%28Mrs.+William+F.%29&type=People (accessed November 23, 2024).
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