Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne in the Music Room at 914 Fifth Avenue, New York
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
(American, 1843 - 1926)
Date1910
MediumPhotography; potato starch and gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (19.1 x 14cm)
Plate (height x width): 8 1/2 x 6 1/2in. (21.6 x 16.5cm)
Plate (height x width): 8 1/2 x 6 1/2in. (21.6 x 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionColor portrait of a woman wearing a red lace-trimmed dress, a choker necklace, and a string of pearls. She is standing, looking at a statue of a man holding a violin. Two paintings hang on the wall in the background, and at the left, a candelabra on a mantel is visible.
Object number2011.344.174
NotesSubject note: Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne was Harriet Van Schoonhoven Thorne's sister. Phebe was married to Harriet's husband's brother, Samuel Thorne. Harriet photographed Phebe and Samuel on the occasion of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
From "The Photographs of Harriet V.S. Thorne," created by Rollie McKenna.
914 5th Avenue was the New York address of Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne and her husband Samuel Thorne.On View
Not on viewCollections
Harriet V. S. Thorne
1910
