Family of Thomas Sharpe
PhotographerPhotographed by
William A. Beers
(active 1850 - 1889)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Bundy & Stoddard
(American, active 1881)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Bundy & Filley
(American, active 1887 - 1889)
Datelate 19th century
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite and cabinet card mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/8 x 4in. (13 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 6 9/16 x 4 1/4in. (16.7 x 10.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Heckman
Object number2003.170.8-.13
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of Thomas Sharpe, his wife Charlotte (McLane) Sharpe, and their son Elmer. The elder Mr. Sharpe has a beard and mustache. The younger Mr. Sharpe wears trousers, a jacket, and a vest with a watch chain and fob. One photograph depicts a "son of Thomas Sharpe," possibly Elmer, as a young boy.
Status
Not on view
Doremus' Gallery of Art
about 1865
James M. Gillmore
