Alice Wetmore Smith as a Young Woman

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard S. DeLamater (American, 1833 - 1915)

Dateabout 1875

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on gilt-edged cabinet card

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 9/16 x 3 9/16in. (16.7 x 9cm) Sheet (height x width): 6 15/16 x 3 15/16in. (17.6 x 10cm) Mount (height x width): 7 1/8 x 4 1/8in. (18.1 x 10.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Marion Gridley Hitchcock

Object number2002.98.5

DescriptionStudio portrait of a young woman wearing a dress with a separate bodice, a bustle and train, decorated with ruching. She holds a fan and what appears to be a small bag or purse. She wears earrings and a long thin chain around her neck. An ornately carved chair is at the left. A painted backdrop is in the background.

NotesSubject Note: Alice Wetmore married Wiliam Whiting Smith who was the brother of Alice Mary Smith who md. Eben Gridley (donor's note, 8/2002)
According to a note accompanying 2002.98.7, the Smiths resided in New Britain.

Status

Not on view