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

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)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.178

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.

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Women Photographers

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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