Jonathan and Elizabeth Wood Family
PhotographerPhotographed by
William Allderige
(British-American, 1829 - 1916)
Date1895
MediumPhotography; collodion print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 7/8in. (14 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 7/8in. (14 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Arlene Marie Wood
Object number2013.125.1
DescriptionFormal studio portrait of a man and woman and their five children. The man, woman, and youngest boy are seated; the other children are standing. The man is bald and has a mustache. He wears eyeglasses. Patterned drapery is in the left background.
NotesDate Note: Date is approximate, based on the apparent age of Ruth Wood, the youngest child, who was born in 1892. (Finlay 12/21/2013)Subject Note: Jonathan Wood was born on 15 December 1854 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He married Elizabeth Smyrk in 1876. The couple had six children. The first four were born in England; the last two were born in New Britain, Connecticut. Jonathan died in 1924 and is buried in New Britain. (Finlay 12/2/2013)
Status
Not on view
Richard S. DeLamater
mid 19th-early 20th century
Frederick Wiliam Allderige