Shurcliff, Margaret Nichols
Title
Shurcliff, Margaret Nichols
Cornish Dates
1886 to 1947 or later
Accompanied By
Invited By
Invited With
Birth
30 Oct 1879
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Death
28 Feb 1959
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Non-Cornish Residence
Boston, Massachusetts
Spouse
Relations
Arthur Shurcliff (husband)
Sidney Shurcliff (son)
Sarah Shurcliff (daughter)
William Shurcliff (son)
John Shurcliff (son)
Elizabeth Shurcliff (daughter)
Alice Shurcliff (daughter)
Elizabeth Homer Nichols (mother)
Arthur Nichols (father)
Rose Standish Nichols (sister)
Marian Clarke Nichols (sister)
Augusta Homer Saint-Gaudens (aunt)
Sidney Shurcliff (son)
Sarah Shurcliff (daughter)
William Shurcliff (son)
John Shurcliff (son)
Elizabeth Shurcliff (daughter)
Alice Shurcliff (daughter)
Elizabeth Homer Nichols (mother)
Arthur Nichols (father)
Rose Standish Nichols (sister)
Marian Clarke Nichols (sister)
Augusta Homer Saint-Gaudens (aunt)
Profession
Furniture-maker
Location Studied
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Masque of Ours
Bacchante
Sources
Image: "Margaret Nichols," Nichols House Museum, Nichols Family Photograph Collection, 1.42, accessed 7 January 2024.
"Margaret Homer Nichols-Shurcliff," Nichols House Museum, accessed 17 August 2020.
Dimock, Maggie, "Life at Mastlands: Rose Standish Nichols and the Cornish Art Colony" (Nichols House Museum, 2014).
Welty, Emma, "Makers’ Marks: Art, Craft, and the Fiber of Change" (Nichols House Museum, 2017).
"Margaret Homer Nichols-Shurcliff," Nichols House Museum, accessed 17 August 2020.
Dimock, Maggie, "Life at Mastlands: Rose Standish Nichols and the Cornish Art Colony" (Nichols House Museum, 2014).
Welty, Emma, "Makers’ Marks: Art, Craft, and the Fiber of Change" (Nichols House Museum, 2017).
Citation
“Shurcliff, Margaret Nichols,” The Cornish Colony Compendium, accessed October 9, 2026, https://cornishcolony.org/items/show/31.

