Welles Family
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
(American, 1833 - 1915)
Date1883
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 8 3/4in. (19.7 x 22.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/4 x 8 3/4in. (19.7 x 22.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 11 x 13in. (27.9 x 33cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Gambell
Object number2005.181.1
DescriptionA family poses for a formal portrait in a photographer's studio. Three young men and a young woman stand in the background. A middle-aged woman and man are seated in the center. The man has a beard and mustache and is sitting in a rocking chair. He holds a small girl on his knee. A small boy in knickerbockers, a jacket, and boots is seated on an upholstered footstool in the foreground. The older woman is wearing a shawl. One boy holds a book. Several people wear eyeglasses. A painted studio backdrop is in the background.
Identification on the back of the photograph reads: "Taken / Sept. 15. 1883" "Roger Welles / Mercy D. Welles / Martin Welles / Mary C. Welles / Roger Welles, Jr. / Edwin Stanley Welles / Samuel A. Welles".
Identification on the back of the photograph reads: "Taken / Sept. 15. 1883" "Roger Welles / Mercy D. Welles / Martin Welles / Mary C. Welles / Roger Welles, Jr. / Edwin Stanley Welles / Samuel A. Welles".
Status
Not on view
Gideon Welles
about 1914-1915
Rear Admiral Roger Welles