Achsa Maynard Johnson Oil Portrait

Basic details

Achsa Maynard Johnson Oil Portrait is an art original, with genre portraits.

It was created sometime in 1845.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

This is an oil portrait of Achsa Maynard Johnson (b. April 7, 1791 - d. May 21, 1882.) In 1815 Achsa, daughter of Moses Maynard, married Orange Johnson (b. February 7, 1790 - d. November 28, 1876)a comb maker by trade from Connecticut. The comb business was very successful, and Achsa and Orange moved into their home at 956 High Street in 1816. They had three children, but only one, Mary, survived into adulthood. The family moved to Columbus in 1847, when their daughter married Francis Sessions.

Subjects

It features the person Achsa Johnson.

It covers the topic art.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0785.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on September 19, 2002. It was last updated October 14, 2025.

Copyright

No Copyright - United States

Achsa Maynard Johnson Oil Portrait from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Achsa Maynard Johnson Oil Portrait. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.