In looks and in pathetic destiny young Jane Means Appleton resembled the heroine of a Victorian novel. The gentle dignity of her face reflected her sensitive, retiring personality and physical weakness. Her father had died--he was a Congregational minister, the Reverend Jesse Appleton, president of Bowdoin College--and her mother had taken the family to Amherst, New Hampshire. And Jane met a Bowdoin graduate, a young lawyer with political ambitions, Franklin Pierce. Although he was immediately devoted to Jane, they did not marry until she was 28 -- surprising in that day of early marriages. Her family opposed the match; moreover, she always did her best to discourage his interest in politics. |
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| Jane Pierce Dinner Plate $74.95 | | | Jane Pierce Luncheon Plate $59.50 | ||
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| Jane Pierce Salad/Dessert Plate $49.50 | | | Jane Pierce Cup and Saucer $69.50 | ||
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