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Ann ASHMEAD Obituary

ASHMEAD Ann (nee Harnwell) Age 96, an internationally noted research archaeologist and specialist in Greek Vase Painting, an authority on the depiction of felines, sometimes quizzically and humorously referred to by her colleagues as "The Cat Lady" which greatly delighted her and made her laugh, died Saturday, January 17, 2026 at home peacefully in her sleep from Chronic Congestive Heart Failure. She leaves her five children and six grandchildren, sons John Ashmead, III, Dr. Graham Gaylord Ashmead (granddaughters Alexandra Ashmead and Claire Cecile Ashmead-Meers), Gaylord Harnwell Ashmead (spouse, Daniela Ricci-Ashmead, grandsons Thomas John Ashmead and Jamie Angelo Ashmead), and daughters Louisa Ashmead Robinson (granddaughters Hannah Harnwell Robinson and Nora Ashmead Robinson), and Theodora Wheeler Ashmead. Please make Memorial Donations to the Haverford College Arboretum and the Ludington Library, Bryn, Mawr, PA, in Ann's name. OBITUARY & CONDOLENCES www.chadwickmckinney.com

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Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Feb. 1, 2026.

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Kate Fisher

February 11, 2026

I procrastinated to try and contact Mrs. Ashmead. My interest in the Etruscans and especially her research into vases that had wild cats on a chain as painted decoration intrigued me. At that time I could not find the printed material from her and I let my interest wane. Reading about her and seeing her nickname was "the cat lady" tells me her focus would have matched my own. God Bless her and all the family who share the warm memories of her time with you.

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