Portrait of Meta Heinze Tatro
PhotographerPhotographed by
Elmira Portrait Company
Date1870-1890
MediumPhotography and drawing; albumen print with watercolor and gouache, on paper on cardboard mount.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 6in. (19.7 x 15.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/8 x 8 1/8in. (25.7 x 20.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the estate of Amy Tatro
Object number2006.49.64
DescriptionThe photograph is a bust-length formal studio portrait of Meta Heinze. Meta is facing left and wearing a dress with a lace collar, a pearl necklace, and diamond earrings. She has black beaded hairpins in her hair.
NotesSubject note: Meta Heinze was born in Sweden and moved to the United States in 1880. She came with her sister and they worked as maids for wealthy families around Hartford such as the Ponds. The Ponds House in Elizabeth Park is named after them. She married Alexander Tatro in 1900 and her daughter Amy was born in 1906. (1910 Federal Census, Hartford Courant: Sept. 12, 2004)2006.49.64 was a watercolor of a formal studio portrait with the accession number 2006.49.57.
Status
Not on view
