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2000.200.13  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
The Waching Club Party: Group in Costume, Hartford
2000.200.13 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

The Waching Club Party: Group in Costume, Hartford

Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.200.13
DescriptionGroup of men and women pose in a domestic interior. Many wear tall pointed hats. Some women wear large puffed sleeves, apparently made of paper. A man in the foreground wears spurs and holds a riding crop. He has a beard, wears a top hat, and is smoking a pipe. An elderly woman at the right holds a guitar. Some men wear ties. Unframed prints, engraved portraits and a landscape, hang on the wall between drapes and louvered shutters.
Status
Not on view