Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.35 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S ...

Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne Knitting on Porch

PhotographerPhotographed by Harriet V. S. Thorne (American, 1843 - 1926)

Dateabout 1900

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 15/16 x 4 11/16in. (17.6 x 11.9cm) Plate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.35

DescriptionPortrait of Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne, Samuel Thorne's wife and Harriet V.S. Thorne's sister-in-law, sitting in a porch chair. She is knitting and wears pince nez glasses.

Collections

Women Photographers

NotesSubject Note: The subject was identified from the index card attached to the verso of the contact print of negative 2011.344.34, which features the same subject. The 1850 Federal Census lists Phebe Van Schoonhoven (b. about 1839) living in Troy, NY.

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Not on view