Elizabeth Hart Jarvis
American, 1826 - 1905
Elizabeth H. J. Colt's legacy of philanthropy, art patronage, and institution building earned her a reputation as a visionary civic leader. In 1905, she bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum a collection of nearly 1,000 objects, artworks, and documents. She also provided a fund to build the Colt Memorial, the first American museum wing bearing the name of a female patron. Elizabeth H. J. Colt died in 1905 at Heartsease, the home of her niece and godchild, Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Beach Robinson in Newport, Rhode Island.
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American, 1869 - 1936