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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.178  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne at Piano, 914 Fifth Avenue, New York
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.178 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne at Piano, 914 Fifth Avenue, New York

Photographer (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)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionPortrait of a woman wearing a lace-trimmed red dress, a choker necklace and a string of pearls. She is sitting at a Steinway piano. There are framed pictures, wallpaper and other decorations in the background.
Object number2011.344.178
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.
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