Portrait of Jane Spencer
Date1860s
Mediumoil
Supportcanvas
Dimensions118 x 90.5 cm (image)
Credit LineGift of Ms. Ross Conron, Guelph, Ontario, 2009.
Object number2009.017.002
Label TextJane Cecillia Spencer, nee Elliot (1828-1918) was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Her grandfather was a United Empire Loyalist who came to Canada from Pennsylvania. She was married to William Spencer Sr. (1817-1902) who was the first man to build and own an oil refinery in Canada.
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