| Telfair, Mary, 1791-1875 | ||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector | |||||||||||||||
| dates | 1791-1875 | |||||||||||||||
| city | Savannah | |||||||||||||||
| state | GA | |||||||||||||||
| other cities | New York, NY; Augusta, GA; | |||||||||||||||
| sex | F | |||||||||||||||
| history |
Daughter of a governor of Georgia, Edward Telfair (1737–1807), Mary Telfair’s inherited wealth afforded her philanthropies, world travel and art collections. Telfair left her home, art collections, and the remainder of her inheritance to establish the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
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| decades | 1810-1820 1820-1830 1830-1840 1840-1850 1850-1860 1860-1870 |
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| website | http://www.telfair.org/ | |||||||||||||||
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:26 | |||||||||||||||
| research links |
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