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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.999 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S ...
Jonathan Thorne II
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.999 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Jonathan Thorne II

Photographer (American, 1843 - 1926)
Date1913-1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount, in paper folder
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 11/16 x 5 1/8in. (22.1 x 13cm) Sheet (height x width): 8 11/16 x 5 1/8in. (22.1 x 13cm) Mount (height x width): 11 1/16 x 8 1/16in. (28.1 x 20.5cm) Folder (height x width): 11 3/8 x 8 3/8in. (28.9 x 21.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
Object number2011.344.999
DescriptionStudio portrait of a young boy dressed in overalls, a t-shirt and a hat, carrying a small pail. He is barefoot. The backdrop, which is partly visible behind him, shows what appears to be a rocky shoreline.
NotesDate Note: The date provided is that of the original image. The print is a copy most likely made in the late 1970s, when Rosalie McKenna curated an exhibition of Harriet V.S. Thorne's photographs at Yale.

Subject Note: Jonathan Thorne II was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Victor C. Thorne.
Status
Not on view