Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.117 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical ...

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): 7 x 4 11/16in. (17.8 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 number2011.344.117

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 holding her knitting in her left hand and her pince nez glasses in her left. Her face and part of the background have been retouched.

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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