Gift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman, 2007.24.694 © 2009 The Connecticut Hist ...

Images(3)

Travel Photograph Frame

Date1886-1941

MediumLaquered brass and black and white photographs

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width x depth): 2 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 3/8in. (6.4 x 6.7 x 1cm)

ClassificationsEquipment

Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman

Object number2007.24.694

DescriptionSmall portable hinged photograph frame designed for travel or to carry in one's handbag. The brushed brass finish is protected with a coat of lacquer and the initials "B.F.A." (for Beatrice Fox Auerbach) are engraved on the front of the frame; an engraved inscription on the back reads: "The Fifteen Club / 1886 - 1941." The frame holds two small copy prints of what would originally have been much larger photographs. The one on the left taken in 1886 shows 12 young women and a young girl in a white pinafore standing outdoors with a pagoda framework (for climbing roses?) as the backdrop. The image on the right shows a group of 27 women seated at a large table set for a meal. This image was taken about 1941.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesObject Note: Founded in 1886 in Hartford, Connecticut by a group of fifteen Jewish women, "The Fifteen Club" included Theresa Stern Fox, Freda Hammerslough and Clara G. Blumenthal as early members. More information on the club may be found in the collections of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford. (Blakelock 3/2009)

Status

Not on view